Open Redirect Vulnerability in Directus Login Redirection

Publication date: 2026-04-06

Last updated on: 2026-04-20

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.16.1, an open redirect vulnerability exists in the login redirection logic. The isLoginRedirectAllowed function fails to correctly identify certain malformed URLs as external, allowing attackers to bypass redirect allow-list validation and redirect users to arbitrary external domains upon successful authentication. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.16.1.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-04-06

Last Modified

2026-04-20

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-07

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-35410

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
monospace	directus	to 11.16.1 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-601	The web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a redirect.
CWE-184	The product implements a protection mechanism that relies on a list of inputs (or properties of inputs) that are not allowed by policy or otherwise require other action to neutralize before additional processing takes place, but the list is incomplete.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an open redirect issue in Directus versions prior to 11.16.1. It occurs in the login redirection logic where the function responsible for allowing redirects (isLoginRedirectAllowed) fails to correctly identify certain malformed URLs as external. This flaw allows attackers to bypass the redirect allow-list validation and redirect users to arbitrary external domains after they successfully authenticate.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to redirect authenticated users to malicious external websites. This can lead to phishing attacks, where users might be tricked into providing sensitive information or downloading malware, thereby compromising user security and trust.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade Directus to version 11.16.1 or later, where the open redirect issue in the login redirection logic has been fixed.

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