What is CVE-2019-13979?

CVE-2019-13979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rangerstudio Directus 7 API, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-07-19.

How severe is CVE-2019-13979?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Rangerstudio Directus 7 API

CVE-2019-13979

In Directus 7 API before 2.2.1, uploading of PHP files is not blocked, leading to uploads/_/originals remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2019-07-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.026 (84.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Rangerstudio Directus 7 API

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

github.com/directus/api/issues/979 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/directus/api/projects/42 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13979?: CVE-2019-13979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rangerstudio Directus 7 API, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2019-13979?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.