What is CVE-2023-28443?

CVE-2023-28443 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Directus, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2023-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-28443?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Directus

CVE-2023-28443

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to version 9.23.3, the `directus_refresh_token` is not redacted properly from the log outputs and can be used to impersonate users without their permission. This issue is patched in version 9.23.3.

Published 2023-03-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Directus — versions < 9.23.3
Monospace Directus

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
github.com/directus/directus/commit/349536303983ccba68ecb3e4fb35315424011afc (Patch)
github.com/directus/directus/blob/7c479c5161639aac466c763b6b958a9524201d74/api/… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28443?: CVE-2023-28443 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Directus, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2023-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-28443?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.