In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can discover whether a user is present in the…
Priority LOW 32CWE-203Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.
Summary
In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can discover whether a user is present in the database through the password reset feature. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.011 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0 – 8.8.1 | Vulnerable | Rangerstudio |
- cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 – 8.8.1 Vulnerable ·Rangerstudio
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-27583
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-344w-xgfx-f8pv
References
More Rangerstudio Directus vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-08315 In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can learn sensitive information such as the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2021-10341 Directus 8 before 8.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-07584 Directus 6.4.9 has a hardcoded admin password for the Admin account because of an INSERT statement in api/schema.sql. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-08627 Cross-site Scripting in Directus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-08314 In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can switch to the administrator role (via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-12202 HTML Injection in Password Reset email to custom Reset URL in directus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
Sources
- CVE-2021-27583 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-27583 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-344w-xgfx-f8pv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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