Privilege escalation in Directus
CVE-2025-24353
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to version 11.2.0, when sharing an item, a typical user can specify an arbitrary role. It allows the user to use a higher-privileged role to see fields that otherwise the user should not be able to see. Instances that are impacted are those that use the share feature and have specific roles hierarchy and fields that are not visible for certain roles. Version 11.2.0 contains a patch the issue.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Directus — versions < 11.2.0
- Monospace Directus
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-pmf4-v838-29hg (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/directus/directus/pull/23716 (Issue Tracking)
- github.com/directus/directus/commit/e288a43a79613dada905da683f4919c6965ac804 (Patch)
- github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v11.2.0 (Release Notes)
- www.youtube.com/watch (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-24353?
- CVE-2025-24353 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Directus, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2025-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2025-24353?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.