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TI-2025-33764 Aliases CVE-2025-53889GHSA-7cvf-pxgp-42fc

Directus missing permission checks for manual trigger Flows

Priority LOW 35CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Starting in version 9.12.0 and prior to version 11.9.0, Directus Flows with a manual trigger are not validating whether the user triggering the Flow has permissions to the items provided as payload to the Flow. Depending on what the Flow is set up to do this can lead to the Flow executing potential tasks on the attacker's behalf without authenticating. Bad actors could execute the manual trigger Flows without authentication, or access rights to the said collection(s) or item(s). Users with manual trigger Flows configured are impacted as these endpoints do not currently validate if the user has read access to `directus_flows` or to the relevant collection/items. The manual trigger Flows should have tighter security requirements as compared to webhook Flows where users are expected to perform do their own checks. Version 11.9.0 fixes the issue. As a workaround, implement permission checks for read access to Flows and read access to relevant collection/items.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00455 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed directus (directus): 11.9.0directus (npm): 11.9.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
directusdirectus9.12.0 to before 11.9.011.9.0Patch availableCNA
—directus (npm)before 11.9.011.9.0Patch availableGHSA-7cvf-pxgp-42fc
  • directus Vendordirectus Affected 9.12.0 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-7cvf-pxgp-42fc

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*9.12.0 to before 11.9.0Vulnerabledirectus
  • cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 9.12.0 to before 11.9.0 Vulnerable ·directus

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA directus (directus) Fixed in 11.9.0
  • Fix · GHSA-7cvf-pxgp-42fc directus (npm) Fixed in 11.9.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-53889
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7cvf-pxgp-42fc

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • 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
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Sources

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