SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery) in directus (CVE-2026-61835)
Summary
SSRF in directus (CVE-2026-61835). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Exploitable via IMPORT_IP_DENY_LIST. Mitigation: upgrade to 12.0.0 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 12.0.0, the SSRF protection on Directus's file-import-from-URL feature can be bypassed using the address 0.0.0.0 because api/src/request/is-denied-ip.ts treats 0.0.0.0 as a keyword for local interfaces but never blocks the literal address itself. On Linux and macOS, connecting to 0.0.0.0 reaches localhost, so an authenticated user with file-upload rights can make the server fetch internal services through the /files/import endpoint and retrieve the response as a downloadable file. This issue is fixed in version 12.0.0.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-61835 has been found in directus.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like IMPORT_IP_DENY_LIST over the network to misuse the product.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.7/10.
What to do: upgrade directus to 12.0.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "directus CVE-2026-61835" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-61835 (directus) — CWE-918 / CVSS v3 7.7
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: IMPORT_IP_DENY_LIST / directus_files
Patched: 12.0.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
SSRF (CWE-918) exists in directus. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via IMPORT_IP_DENY_LIST.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of directus. Attack surface: IMPORT_IP_DENY_LIST / directus_files.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.7/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to 12.0.0.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'directus' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'directus' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
directusを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade directus to 12.0.0ステージング環境で 12.0.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- patch github.com
- patch github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com