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Directus CVE-2018-10723

CRITICAL
Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798)
2018-05-05 cve@mitre.org
Authentication Bypass Directus
9.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
May 05, 2018 - 22:29 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

Directus 6.4.9 has a hardcoded admin password for the Admin account because of an INSERT statement in api/schema.sql.

AnalysisAI

Directus 6.4.9 has a hardcoded admin password for the Admin account because of an INSERT statement in api/schema.sql. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798), which allows attackers to gain access using credentials embedded in source code. Directus 6.4.9 has a hardcoded admin password for the Admin account because of an INSERT statement in api/schema.sql. Affected products include: Rangerstudio Directus.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Remove hard-coded credentials, use environment variables or secrets management, rotate exposed credentials immediately.

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