What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-30225?

CVE-2025-30225 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Which versions of Directus are 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.. A patch is available.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-30225?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-30225. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.2%.

How to fix or mitigate 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.

Directus CVE-2025-30225

MEDIUM

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)

2025-03-26 security-advisories@github.com

Denial Of Service Directus

5.3

CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY

5.3 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

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

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

1 npm packages depend on @directus/storage-driver-s3 (1 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 9.22.0.

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

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.

AnalysisAI

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 ContextAI

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.

RemediationAI

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

CVE-2025-30225 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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