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Medium, CVSS 5.3amended

Directus vulnerable to SSRF Loopback IP filter bypass

CVE-2024-46990GHSA-68g8-c275-xf2m

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (directus 11.1.0, 10.13.3; @directus/api 22.1.1, 21.0.0), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

Affected packages

  • npm directus

    Affected
    < 10.13.3>= 11.0.0, < 11.1.0
    Fixed in
    11.1.0, 10.13.3
  • npm @directus/api

    Affected
    < 21.0.0>= 22.0.0, < 22.1.1
    Fixed in
    21.0.0, 22.1.1

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS 4.0
5.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N · score source
EPSS
  • CVE-2024-46990: 0.47% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 40.49 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Impact If you're relying on blocking access to localhost using the default 0.0.0.0 filter this can be bypassed using other registered loopback devices (like 127.0.0.2 - 127.127.127.127) Workaround You can block this bypass by manually adding the 127.0.0.0/8 CIDR range which will block access to any 127.X.X.X ip instead of just 127.0.0.1.

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
Source last checked
  1. Revision 3 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-68g8-c275-xf2m

  2. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

  3. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-68g8-c275-xf2m

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2024-46990

Advisory: Directus vulnerable to SSRF Loopback IP filter bypass
IDs: CVE-2024-46990, GHSA-68g8-c275-xf2m
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2024-46990 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:31 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: directus 11.1.0, 10.13.3; @directus/api 22.1.1, 21.0.0. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm directus: affected < 10.13.3; >= 11.0.0, < 11.1.0; fixed in 11.1.0, 10.13.3
- npm @directus/api: affected < 21.0.0; >= 22.0.0, < 22.1.1; fixed in 21.0.0, 22.1.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls directus --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.
- `npm ls @directus/api --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on directus, @directus/api.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-68g8-c275-xf2m (OSV record GHSA-68g8-c275-xf2m lists affected ranges: npm directus >=0 =11.0.0 =0 =22.0.0 <22.1.1 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-68g8-c275-xf2m (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-68g8-c275-xf2m lists affected ranges: npm directus >=0 =11.0.0 =0 =22.0.0 <22.1.1)

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