CVE-2024-54151

Directus allows unauthenticated access to WebSocket events and operations

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.

CVE-2024-54151 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (11.3.0, 23.2.0); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.

Kodem intelligence

1. What is CVE-2024-54151? CVE-2024-54151 is a high-severity security vulnerability in directus (npm), affecting versions >= 11.0.0, < 11.3.0. It is fixed in 11.3.0, 23.2.0.
2. How severe is CVE-2024-54151? CVE-2024-54151 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
3. Which packages are affected by CVE-2024-54151?
   • directus (npm) (versions >= 11.0.0, < 11.3.0)
   • @directus/api (npm) (versions >= 22.2.0, < 23.2.0)
4. Is there a fix for CVE-2024-54151? Yes. CVE-2024-54151 is fixed in 11.3.0, 23.2.0. Upgrade to this version or later.
5. Is CVE-2024-54151 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2024-54151 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
6. What actually determines whether CVE-2024-54151 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
7. How do I fix CVE-2024-54151?
   • Upgrade directus to 11.3.0 or later
   • Upgrade @directus/api to 23.2.0 or later

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