Insecure Defaults Affecting directus package, versions <9.7.0


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    User Interaction Required
    Scope Changed
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.08% (31st percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-DIRECTUS-2441822
  • published 7 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 5 Apr 2022
  • credit Rijk van Zanten

How to fix?

Upgrade directus to version 9.7.0 or higher.

Overview

directus is a Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insecure Defaults via the default value for the CORS_ENABLED and CORS_ORIGIN configuration, which was set to be very permissive.

Workaround

It is possible to configure the CORS environment variables to match your project's usage, instead of leaving them as is.

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