Directus allows SSO User Enumeration
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. When relying on SSO providers in combination with local authentication it can be possible to enumerate existing SSO users in the instance. This is possible because if an email address exists in Directus and belongs to a known SSO provider then it will throw a "helpful" error that the user belongs to another provider. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.13.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| directus | directus | 9.11 to before 10.13.0 | 10.13.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | directus (npm) | 9.11 to before 10.13.0 | 10.13.0 | Patch available | GHSA-jgf4-vwc3-r46v |
- directus Vendordirectus Affected 9.11 to before 10.13.0 Fixed in 10.13.0 Patch available CNA
- directus (npm) Vendor— Affected 9.11 to before 10.13.0 Fixed in 10.13.0 Patch available GHSA-jgf4-vwc3-r46v
Remediation
- Fix · CNA directus (directus) Fixed in 10.13.0
- Fix · GHSA-jgf4-vwc3-r46v directus (npm) Fixed in 10.13.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-39896
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jgf4-vwc3-r46v
References
More Directus vulnerabilities
- 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-2024-23956 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
- TI-2024-26790 Directus GraphQL Field Duplication Denial of Service (DoS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-39896 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-39896 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jgf4-vwc3-r46v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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