CVE-2022-23080 | directus - SSRF which leads to internal port scan

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In directus versions v9.0.0-beta.2 through 9.6.0 are vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF) in the media upload functionality which allows a low privileged user to perform internal network port scans.

Published: 2022-06-22 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-23080 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-23080

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-23080

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-04 0.17% 0.09% -0.08%
2 2025-11-21 0.15% 0.17% +0.02%
3 2025-11-18 0.15%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-23080

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.1 1.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-23080

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-23080

GHSA-5h75-pvq4-82c9 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: npm — Server-Side Request Forgery in Directus

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-23080

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rangerstudio directus >= 9.0.1, <= 9.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:beta13:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:beta14:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc100:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc101:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc11:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc12:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc13:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc14:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc15:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc17:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc18:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc19:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc20:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc21:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc22:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc23:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc24:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc25:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc26:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc27:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc28:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc29:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc30:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc31:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc32:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc33:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc34:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc35:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc36:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc37:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc38:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc39:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc40:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc41:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc42:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc43:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc44:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc45:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc46:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc47:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc48:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc49:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc50:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc51:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc52:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc53:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc54:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc55:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc56:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc57:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc58:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc59:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc60:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc61:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc62:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc63:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc64:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc65:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc66:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc67:*:*:*:*:*:*
rangerstudio directus 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:9.0.0:rc68:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-23080

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