Is CVE-2020-19850 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-19850 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2020-19850?

Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 4 April 2023.

Which products and versions are affected?

directus (npm) SEMVER:introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.2.1.

Is there a fix for CVE-2020-19850?

Yes. directus (npm): upgrade to 2.2.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2020-19850 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2020-19850?

Check whether you run directus (npm) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2020-19850: Directus API denial of service via resource exhaustion

CVE-2020-19850 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-04-04

Directus API, a tool used to connect databases to web and mobile applications, is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack. An attacker can overwhelm the system with a large volume of requests, potentially making the API and the connected applications unavailable to legitimate users. This could disrupt business operations and prevent customers from accessing data or services.

Technologies: directus (npm). Vendors: npm.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2020-19850 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-19850 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2020-19850?: Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 4 April 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?: directus (npm) SEMVER:introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.2.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2020-19850?: Yes. directus (npm): upgrade to 2.2.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2020-19850 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-19850?: Check whether you run directus (npm) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

directus (npm): upgrade to 2.2.1 or later
```
npm install directus@2.2.1
```

Technical details

A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in Directus API v2.2.0 due to improper resource management (CWE-400). A remote attacker with low privileges can exploit this by sending a large volume of HTTP requests to the API, exhausting server resources and leading to a service outage. The vulnerability is addressed in version 2.2.1. Note that this affects the legacy v8-archive version of the Directus API.

Affected products

Directus Directus API 2.2.0

Identifiers

CVE-2020-19850
GHSA-3gvp-54v2-2jrp

Timeline

2023-04-04: advisory: NVD publication date
2023-04-04: disclosed: GHSA publication date

References

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