TI-2023-12202 Aliases CVE-2023-27474 GHSA-4hmq-ggrm-qfc6

HTML Injection in Password Reset email to custom Reset URL in directus

LOW 37CWE-79Published 2023-03-06 · Updated 2025-02-25

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Instances relying on an allow-listed reset URL are vulnerable to an HTML injection attack through the use of query parameters in the reset URL. An attacker could exploit this to email users urls to the servers domain but which may contain malicious code. The problem has been resolved and released under version 9.23.0. People relying on a custom password reset URL should upgrade to 9.23.0 or later, or remove the custom reset url from the configured allow list. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may disable the custom reset URL allow list as a workaround.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00531 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed directus (directus): 9.23.0directus (npm): 9.23.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

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
directus	directus	before 9.23.0	9.23.0	Patch available	CNA
—	directus (npm)	before 9.23.0	9.23.0	Patch available	GHSA-4hmq-ggrm-qfc6

directus Vendordirectus Affected before 9.23.0 Fixed in 9.23.0 Patch available CNA
directus (npm) Vendor— Affected before 9.23.0 Fixed in 9.23.0 Patch available GHSA-4hmq-ggrm-qfc6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus::::::::	before 9.23.0	Vulnerable	Rangerstudio

cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.23.0 Vulnerable ·Rangerstudio

Remediation

Fix · CNA directus (directus) Fixed in 9.23.0
Fix · GHSA-4hmq-ggrm-qfc6 directus (npm) Fixed in 9.23.0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-27474
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4hmq-ggrm-qfc6

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/17120

Advisory 3

Other 1

https://github.com/directus/directus

TI-2025-21659 Directus's webhook trigger flows can leak sensitive data CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2024-36266 Directus allows unauthenticated access to WebSocket events and operations CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-26791 Directus allows SSO User Enumeration CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-23956 Directus is soft-locked by providing a string value to random string util CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-26624 Directus Incorrectly handles _in` filter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
TI-2025-21658 Directus `search` query parameter allows enumeration of non permitted fields CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

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Sources

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