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CVE-2023-45820

Directus crashes on invalid WebSocket message

Severity
Medium 6.5
Published
19 Oct 2023
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
10.6.2
Also known as
GHSA-hmgw-9jrg-hf2m
Sources
NVD, Project advisories (GitHub)

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. In affected versions any Directus installation that has websockets enabled can be crashed if the websocket server receives an invalid frame. A malicious user could leverage this bug to crash Directus. This issue has been addressed in version 10.6.2. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid…

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
DirectusServers and applications · cpe:a:monospace:directus
  • From 10.4.0 before 10.6.2
DirectusServers and applications · github:directus/directus
  • From 10.4 before 10.6.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45820
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45820
  • GitHub Advisory Database https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hmgw-9jrg-hf2m
  • github.com https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-hmgw-9jrg-hf2m