{"id":"GHSA-m5q3-8wgf-x8xf","summary":"Directus vulnerable to extraction of password hashes through export querying","details":"### Impact\n\nUsers with read access to the `password` field in `directus_users` can extract the argon2 password hashes by brute forcing the export functionality combined with a `_starts_with` filter. This allows the user to enumerate the password hashes.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe problem has been patched by preventing any hashed/concealed field to be filtered against with the `_starts_with` or other string operator.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nEnsuring that no user has `read` access to the `password` field in `directus_users` is sufficient to prevent this vulnerability. \n\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open a Discussion in [directus/directus](https://github.com/directus/directus/discussions/new)\n* Email us at [security@directus.io](mailto:security@directus.io)","aliases":["CVE-2023-27481"],"modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:53.053257823Z","published":"2023-03-08T17:13:05Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed_at":"2023-03-08T17:13:05Z","nvd_published_at":"2023-03-07T19:15:00Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-200"],"severity":"MODERATE","github_reviewed":true},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-m5q3-8wgf-x8xf"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27481"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/14829"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/15010"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/directus/directus"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"directus","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/directus"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.16.0"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-m5q3-8wgf-x8xf/GHSA-m5q3-8wgf-x8xf.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"}]}