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TI-2024-18133 Aliases CVE-2024-27295GHSA-qw9g-7549-7wg5

Directus MySQL accent insensitive email matching

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-706Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. The password reset mechanism of the Directus backend allows attackers to receive a password reset email of a victim user, specifically having it arrive at a similar email address as the victim with a one or more characters changed to use accents. This is due to the fact that by default MySQL/MariaDB are configured for accent-insensitive and case-insensitive comparisons. This vulnerability is fixed in version 10.8.3.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00702 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed directus (directus): 10.8.3directus (npm): 10.8.3

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
directusdirectusbefore 10.8.310.8.3Patch availableCNA
—directus (npm)before 10.8.310.8.3Patch availableGHSA-qw9g-7549-7wg5
  • directus Vendordirectus Affected before 10.8.3 Fixed in 10.8.3 Patch available CNA
  • directus (npm) Vendor— Affected before 10.8.3 Fixed in 10.8.3 Patch available GHSA-qw9g-7549-7wg5

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 10.8.3Vulnerabledirectus
  • cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 10.8.3 Vulnerable ·directus

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA directus (directus) Fixed in 10.8.3
  • Fix · GHSA-qw9g-7549-7wg5 directus (npm) Fixed in 10.8.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-27295
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qw9g-7549-7wg5

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 4

  • 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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