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CVE-2020-19850

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-04-04
  • Fixed in2.2.1
  • WeaknessCWE-400

Am I affected?

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Description

An issue found in Directus API v.2.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a great amount of HTTP requests.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-04-0415:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
directus
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.2≥ 2.2.0, < 2.2.12.2.1
Monospace directus
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.2= 2.2.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update directus to 2.2.1

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2023-04-04
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-3gvp-54v2-2jrp

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-19850?

An issue found in Directus API v.2.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a great amount of HTTP requests.

Is CVE-2020-19850 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2020-19850, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-19850?

CVE-2020-19850 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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