TI-2024-36266 Aliases CVE-2024-54151 GHSA-849r-qrwj-8rv4

Directus allows unauthenticated access to WebSocket events and operations

HIGH 72CWE-200Published 2024-12-09 · Updated 2024-12-10

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. Starting in version 11.0.0 and prior to version 11.3.0, when setting `WEBSOCKETS_GRAPHQL_AUTH` or `WEBSOCKETS_REST_AUTH` to "public", an unauthenticated user is able to do any of the supported operations (CRUD, subscriptions) with full admin privileges. This impacts any Directus instance that has either `WEBSOCKETS_GRAPHQL_AUTH` or `WEBSOCKETS_REST_AUTH` set to `public` allowing unauthenticated users to subscribe for changes on any collection or do REST CRUD operations on user defined collections ignoring permissions. Version 11.3.0 fixes the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00695 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed directus (directus): 11.3.0directus (npm): 11.3.0+1 more product

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	11.0.0 to before 11.3.0	11.3.0	Patch available	CNA
—	directus (npm)	11.0.0 to before 11.3.0	11.3.0	Patch available	GHSA-849r-qrwj-8rv4
—	@directus/api (npm)	22.2.0 to before 23.2.0	23.2.0	Patch available	GHSA-849r-qrwj-8rv4

directus Vendordirectus Affected 11.0.0 to before 11.3.0 Fixed in 11.3.0 Patch available CNA
directus (npm) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0 to before 11.3.0 Fixed in 11.3.0 Patch available GHSA-849r-qrwj-8rv4
@directus/api (npm) Vendor— Affected 22.2.0 to before 23.2.0 Fixed in 23.2.0 Patch available GHSA-849r-qrwj-8rv4

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus::::::node.js::*	11.0.0 to before 11.3.0	Vulnerable	directus

cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 11.0.0 to before 11.3.0 Vulnerable ·directus

Remediation

Fix · CNA directus (directus) Fixed in 11.3.0
Fix · GHSA-849r-qrwj-8rv4 directus (npm) Fixed in 11.3.0 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-849r-qrwj-8rv4 @directus/api (npm) Fixed in 23.2.0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-54151
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-849r-qrwj-8rv4
2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

TI-2025-21659 Directus's webhook trigger flows can leak sensitive data CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
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
TI-2024-26790 Directus GraphQL Field Duplication Denial of Service (DoS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

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Sources

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