Directus doesn't redact tokens in Flow logs
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Starting in version 9.0.0 and prior to version 11.9.0, when using Directus Flows with the WebHook trigger all incoming request details are logged including security sensitive data like access and refresh tokens in cookies. Malicious admins with access to the logs can hijack the user sessions within the token expiration time of them triggering the Flow. Version 11.9.0 fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| directus | directus | 9.0.0 to before 11.9.0 | 11.9.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | directus (npm) | before 11.9.0 | 11.9.0 | Patch available | GHSA-f24x-rm6g-3w5v |
- directus Vendordirectus Affected 9.0.0 to before 11.9.0 Fixed in 11.9.0 Patch available CNA
- directus (npm) Vendor— Affected before 11.9.0 Fixed in 11.9.0 Patch available GHSA-f24x-rm6g-3w5v
Remediation
- Fix · CNA directus (directus) Fixed in 11.9.0
- Fix · GHSA-f24x-rm6g-3w5v directus (npm) Fixed in 11.9.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-53886
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f24x-rm6g-3w5v
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
More Directus vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-21659 Directus's webhook trigger flows can leak sensitive data CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-36266 Directus allows unauthenticated access to WebSocket events and operations CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-26791 Directus allows SSO User Enumeration CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-23956 Directus is soft-locked by providing a string value to random string util CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-26624 Directus Incorrectly handles _in` filter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2025-21658 Directus `search` query parameter allows enumeration of non permitted fields CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-53886 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-53886 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f24x-rm6g-3w5v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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