How to fix CVE-2025-30225?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running version 9.22.0 and and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Is Directus affected by CVE-2025-30225?

Organizations using version 9.22.0 and should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-30225 rated CVSS 5.3. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available.

CVE-2025-30225

MEDIUM

2025-03-26 [email protected]

5.3

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Patch Released

Mar 31, 2026 - 21:13 nvd

Patch available

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:33 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Nov 18, 2025 - 17:44 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Mar 26, 2025 - 17:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.3

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. The `@directus/storage-driver-s3` package starting in version 9.22.0 and prior to version 12.0.1, corresponding to Directus starting in version 9.22.0 and prior to 11.5.0, is vulnerable to asset unavailability after a burst of malformed transformations. When making many malformed transformation requests at once, at some point, all assets are served as 403. This causes denial of assets for all policies of Directus, including Admin and Public. Version 12.0.1 of the `@directus/storage-driver-s3` package, corresponding to version 11.5.0 of Directus, fixes the issue.

Analysis

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical Context

This vulnerability is classified as Allocation of Resources Without Limits (CWE-770), which allows attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation. Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. The `@directus/storage-driver-s3` package starting in version 9.22.0 and prior to version 12.0.1, corresponding to Directus starting in version 9.22.0 and prior to 11.5.0, is vulnerable to asset unavailability after a burst of malformed transformations. When making many malformed transformation requests at once, at some point, all assets are served as 403. This causes denial of assets for all policies of Directus, including Admin and Public. Version 12.0.1 of the `@directus/storage-driver-s3` package, corresponding to version 11.5.0 of Directus, fixes the issue. Affected products include: Monospace Directus. Version information: version 9.22.0.

Affected Products

Monospace Directus.

Remediation

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set resource limits, implement rate limiting, validate input sizes.

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.2

CVSS: +26

POC: +20

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