CVE-2023-45820

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    CVE-2023-45820

    Published: 19 Oct 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Directus crashes on invalid WebSocket message

    Details: Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. In affected versions any Directus installation that has websockets enabled can be crashed if the websocket server receives an invalid frame. A malicious user could leverage this bug to crash Directus. This issue has been addressed in version 10.6.2. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using websockets.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/45xxx/CVE-2023-45820.json, https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-hmgw-9jrg-hf2m, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45820, https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/243eed781b42d6b4948ddb8c3792bcf5b44f55bb

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 2239ef8db783b8a47b5eb98505720879cb8834da
    Fixed -e908db17b47ef6dbf79603a2044e2bb527cfdaa7

    Affected versions

    v10.6.1
    v10.6.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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