cve/2023/CVE-2023-28443.md

### [CVE-2023-28443](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28443)
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![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=%3D%20%3C%209.23.3%20&color=brighgreen)
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![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-532%3A%20Insertion%20of%20Sensitive%20Information%20into%20Log%20File&color=brighgreen)

### Description

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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/349536303983ccba68ecb3e4fb35315424011afc
- https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.