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SCA: security update for directus (GHSA-m5q3-8wgf-x8xf)
medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 416753
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. In versions prior to
9.16.0 users with read access to the `password` field in `directus_users` can extract the argon2 password
hashes by brute forcing the export functionality combined with a `_starts_with` filter. This allows the
user to enumerate the password hashes. Accounts cannot be taken over unless the hashes can be reversed
which is unlikely with current hardware. This problem has been patched by preventing any hashed/concealed
field to be filtered against with the `_starts_with` or other string operator in version 9.16.0. Users are
advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may mitigate this issue by ensuring that no user has `read`
access to the `password` field in `directus_users`. (CVE-2023-27481)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 416753
Version: Revision 1.7
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 1/23/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.2
Percentile: 0.01
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Medium
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-27481
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/8/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-27481
cwe: CWE-200