CVE-2024-46990
MEDIUMCVE-2024-46990 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5) CWE-284 vulnerability in directus. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2024-46990 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
SSRF Loopback IP filter bypass in directus
Blast Radius
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directusnpm@directus/apinpmDescription
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. When relying on blocking access to localhost using the default 0.0.0.0 filter a user may bypass this block by using other registered loopback devices (like 127.0.0.2 - 127.127.127.127). This issue has been addressed in release versions 10.13.3 and 11.1.0. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may block this bypass by manually adding the 127.0.0.0/8 CIDR range which will block access to any 127.X.X.X ip instead of just 127.0.0.1.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | directus | all versions | 10.13.3 |
| 📦npm | directus | ≥ 11.0.0&&< 11.1.0 | 11.1.0 |
| 📦npm | @directus/api | all versions | 21.0.0 |
| 📦npm | @directus/api | ≥ 22.0.0&&< 22.1.1 | 22.1.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for directus. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update directus to 10.13.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-46990 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2024-46990 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2024-46990. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-46990 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2024-46990 across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.