CVE-2024-39895

Directus GraphQL Field Duplication Denial of Service (DoS)

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 8, 2024 at 04:47 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:42 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDirectusDirectus

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. A denial of service (DoS) attack by field duplication in GraphQL is a type of attack where an attacker exploits the flexibility of GraphQL to overwhelm a server by requesting the same field multiple times in a single query. This can cause the server to perform redundant computations and consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service for legitimate users. Request to the endpoint /graphql are sent when visualizing graphs generated at a dashboard. By modifying the data sent and duplicating many times the fields a DoS attack is possible. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.12.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 10.12.0
Affected range stops below 10.12.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.12.0
Affected range stops below 10.12.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.5MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-400NVD-CWE-Other

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