CVE-2026-35411 PUBLISHED

Directus is an Open Redirect in Admin 2FA Setup Page

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 02.04.2026 Published: 06.04.2026 Updated: 07.04.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 4.3

Product Status

Vendor directus
Product directus
Versions
  • Version < 11.16.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') CWE