Directus's conceal fields are searchable if read permissions enabled
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- 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-201.
Summary
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. A vulnerability in versions prior to 11.13.0 allows authenticated users to search concealed/sensitive fields when they have read permissions. While actual values remain masked (`****`), successful matches can be detected through returned records, enabling enumeration attacks on sensitive data. Version 11.13.0 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 | before 11.13.0 | 11.13.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | directus (npm) | before 11.13.0 | 11.13.0 | Patch available | GHSA-8jpw-gpr4-8cmh |
| — | @directus/api (npm) | before 32.0.0 | 32.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-8jpw-gpr4-8cmh |
- directus Vendordirectus Affected before 11.13.0 Fixed in 11.13.0 Patch available CNA
- directus (npm) Vendor— Affected before 11.13.0 Fixed in 11.13.0 Patch available GHSA-8jpw-gpr4-8cmh
- @directus/api (npm) Vendor— Affected before 32.0.0 Fixed in 32.0.0 Patch available GHSA-8jpw-gpr4-8cmh
Remediation
- Fix · CNA directus (directus) Fixed in 11.13.0
- Fix · GHSA-8jpw-gpr4-8cmh directus (npm) Fixed in 11.13.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-8jpw-gpr4-8cmh @directus/api (npm) Fixed in 32.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-64748
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jpw-gpr4-8cmh
References
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-2025-64748 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-64748 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8jpw-gpr4-8cmh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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