Vulnerabilities > CVE-2024-28239 - Open Redirect vulnerability in Monospace Directus
Summary
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. The authentication API has a `redirect` parameter that can be exploited as an open redirect vulnerability as the user tries to log in via the API URL. There's a redirect that is done after successful login via the Auth API GET request to `directus/auth/login/google?redirect=http://malicious-fishing-site.com`. While credentials don't seem to be passed to the attacker site, the user can be phished into clicking a legitimate directus site and be taken to a malicious site made to look like a an error message "Your password needs to be updated" to phish out the current password. Users who login via OAuth2 into Directus may be at risk. This issue has been addressed in version 10.10.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Fake the Source of Data An adversary provides data under a falsified identity. The purpose of using the falsified identity may be to prevent traceability of the provided data or it might be an attempt by the adversary to assume the rights granted to another identity. One of the simplest forms of this attack would be the creation of an email message with a modified "From" field in order to appear that the message was sent from someone other than the actual sender. Results of the attack vary depending on the details of the attack, but common results include privilege escalation, obfuscation of other attacks, and data corruption/manipulation.
References
- https://docs.directus.io/reference/authentication.html#login-using-sso-providers
- https://docs.directus.io/reference/authentication.html#login-using-sso-providers
- https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/5477d7d61babd7ffc2f835d399bf79611b15b203
- https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/5477d7d61babd7ffc2f835d399bf79611b15b203
- https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-fr3w-2p22-6w7p
- https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-fr3w-2p22-6w7p