CVE-2025-55746
August 20, 2025
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. From 10.8.0 to before 11.9.3, a vulnerability exists in the file update mechanism which allows an unauthenticated actor to modify existing files with arbitrary contents (without changes being applied to the files' database-resident metadata) and / or upload new files, with arbitrary content and extensions, which won't show up in the Directus UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.9.3.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/directus/directus.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v10.8.0 <v11.9.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v11.9.3@directus/api (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=14.1.0 <28.0.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 28.0.2directus (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=10.8.0 <11.9.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 11.9.3Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
9.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
LOW
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.07
