CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe file-import-from-URL feature in Directus prior to version 12.0.0 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), allowing authenticated users with file-upload permissions to access internal services by exploiting the address 0.0.0.0. This can lead to unauthorized data exposure, as the server fetches responses from local interfaces and makes them available for download. Organizations using affected versions on Linux or macOS should prioritize upgrading to version 12.0.0 to mitigate this high-severity vulnerability.
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Original NVD Description
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.
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