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TI-2024-26790 Aliases CVE-2024-39895GHSA-7hmh-pfrp-vcx4

Directus GraphQL Field Duplication Denial of Service (DoS)

Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. A denial of service (DoS) attack by field duplication in GraphQL is a type of attack where an attacker exploits the flexibility of GraphQL to overwhelm a server by requesting the same field multiple times in a single query. This can cause the server to perform redundant computations and consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service for legitimate users. Request to the endpoint /graphql are sent when visualizing graphs generated at a dashboard. By modifying the data sent and duplicating many times the fields a DoS attack is possible. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.12.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00795 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed directus (directus): 10.12.0@directus/env (npm): 1.1.6

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
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 10.12.010.12.0Patch availableCNA
—@directus/env (npm)before 1.1.61.1.6Patch availableGHSA-7hmh-pfrp-vcx4
  • directus Vendordirectus Affected before 10.12.0 Fixed in 10.12.0 Patch available CNA
  • @directus/env (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.6 Fixed in 1.1.6 Patch available GHSA-7hmh-pfrp-vcx4

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 10.12.0Vulnerabledirectus
  • cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 10.12.0 Vulnerable ·directus

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA directus (directus) Fixed in 10.12.0
  • Fix · GHSA-7hmh-pfrp-vcx4 @directus/env (npm) Fixed in 1.1.6 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-39895
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hmh-pfrp-vcx4

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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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