CVE-2024-36128: Directus Directus Is Soft-locked By Providing Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-632p-p495-25m5
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CVSS 7.5
CWE-754
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2024-36128 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) directus is soft-locked by providing vulnerability (CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions) affecting Directus libraries in the npm ecosystem. The issue involves directus is soft-locked by providing a string value to random string util. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 10.11.2.

CVE-2024-36128 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2024-36128
GHSA Identifier GHSA-632p-p495-25m5
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.5
CWE Classification CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Affected Product Directus
Package Ecosystem npm
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2024-36128

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Directus dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

directus fixed: 10.11.2 
npm install directus@10.11.2
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

npm ls directus

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Node.js application is affected by CVE-2024-36128, inspect your project dependencies using npm:

npm ls directus

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Directus in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 10.11.2), your application is affected.

Note: The npm ls directus command inspects dependencies declared in your package.json and lockfile; it does not perform automated runtime dynamic scanning.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions, where the product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product. In Directus, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

### Describe the Bug Providing a non-numeric length value to the random string generation utility will create a memory issue breaking the capability to generate random strings platform wide. This creates a denial of service situation where logged in sessions can no longer be refreshed as sessions depend on the capability to generate a random session ID. ### To Reproduce 1. Test if the endpoint is working and accessible, `GET http://localhost:8055/utils/random/string` 2. Do a bad request `GET http://localhost:8055/utils/random/string?length=foo` 3. After this all calls to `GET http://localhost:8055/utils/random/string` will return an empty string instead of a random string 4. In this error situation you'll see authentication refreshes fail for the app and api. ### Impact This counts as an unauthenticated denial of service attack vector so this impacts all unpatched instances reachable over the internet.

CVE-2024-36128 Affected Directus Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
10.11.2
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
directus
npm/directus
npm
< 10.11.2
10.11.2

References

GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-632p-p495-25m5
NVD — CVE-2024-36128 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36128
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/7d2a1392f43613094de700062aba168a9400dd3b
Directus Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/directus/directus

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-36128?
CVE-2024-36128 is a security vulnerability in Directus involving Directus is soft-locked by providing a string value to random string util under CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions.
Which Directus versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 10.11.2 across affected packages: directus.
What version fixes CVE-2024-36128?
Upgrading to 10.11.2 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is directus affected?
Yes, directus is affected in releases prior to 10.11.2. Upgrade your dependency to 10.11.2 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-36128?
CVE-2024-36128 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2024-36128?
CVE-2024-36128 is classified under CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.).
How can I check npm dependencies for CVE-2024-36128?
Run the dependency tree command: 'npm ls directus'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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