CVE-2024-54128Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated session actions via unsanitized stored comments

Published Dec 5, 2024 · Updated Dec 6, 2024

Stored XSS in affected Directus releases before 10.13.4 and 11.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through comments. The activity comment endpoint accepts HTML in a direct PATCH request, and comments-sidebar-detail.vue renders it without neutralizing tags before mention markup. A low-privileged account can store the payload, but another user must view the comment; the script then performs authenticated actions under that viewer's session cookie.

CVSS severity5.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in affected Directus releases before 10.13.4 and 11.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through comments. The activity comment endpoint accepts HTML in a direct PATCH request, and comments-sidebar-detail.vue renders it without neutralizing tags before mention markup. A low-privileged account can store the payload, but another user must view the comment; the script then performs authenticated actions under that viewer's session cookie.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-54128
Published
Dec 5, 2024
Updated
Dec 6, 2024
Vendor
Directus
Product
Directus
Classifications
CWE-80, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 6, 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, < 10.13.4
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 11.0.0-rc.1, < 11.2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Directus · Directusversion=>= 10.10.0, < 10.13.4; version=>= 11.0.0-rc.1, < 11.2.0

Published CVSS scores

5.7GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.6NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-80Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
T1059.007JavaScript

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