CVE-2024-28238

Session hijacking via JWT-bearing file URLs

Published Mar 12, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Sensitive-token exposure in Directus before 10.10.0 allows local users with log access to hijack sessions through logged /files URLs. The Studio files view places its JWT in a GET query string, causing web server logs and browser history to retain the credential in URL records. Exploitation requires access to those records, and a stolen active token grants the victim's Directus permissions until the session ends.

CVSS severity2.3
Low
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Sensitive-token exposure in Directus before 10.10.0 allows local users with log access to hijack sessions through logged /files URLs. The Studio files view places its JWT in a GET query string, causing web server logs and browser history to retain the credential in URL records. Exploitation requires access to those records, and a stolen active token grants the victim's Directus permissions until the session ends.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-28238
Published
Mar 12, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Directus
Product
Directus
Classifications
CWE-200, CWE-598, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 10.10.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Directus · Directusversion=< 10.10.0

Published CVSS scores

2.3NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.3GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-598Use of GET Request Method With Sensitive Query Strings
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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