Unrestricted File Upload in Directus Media Upload Functionality Leads to Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Unrestricted File Upload in Directus Media Upload Functionality Leads to Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

CVE-2022-22117 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

In Directus, versions 9.0.0-alpha.4 through 9.4.1 allow unrestricted file upload of .html files in the media upload functionality, which leads to Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. A low privileged attacker can upload a crafted HTML file as a profile avatar, and when an admin or another user opens it, the XSS payload gets triggered.

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