Directus
CVE-2025-64747
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
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| Impact | CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.11%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 1 package in npm
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 11.13.0 that allows users with upload files and edit item permissions to inject malicious JavaScript through the Block Editor interface. Attackers can bypass Content Security Policy (CSP) restrictions by combining file uploads with iframe srcdoc attributes, resulting in persistent XSS execution. Version 11.13.0 fixes the issue. Affected products include: Monospace Directus. Version information: prior to 11.13.0.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory
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3DescriptionGitHub Advisory
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 11.13.0 that allows users with upload files and edit item permissions to inject malicious JavaScript through the Block Editor interface. Attackers can bypass Content Security Policy (CSP) restrictions by combining file uploads with iframe srcdoc attributes, resulting in persistent XSS execution. Version 11.13.0 fixes the issue.
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using versions should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-64747, a input validation vulnerability rated CVSS 5.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available. A patch is available and should be applied during regular vulnerability management.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: deploy WAF rules, restrict network access, enable logging.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)GitHub Advisory
Directus 6.4.9 has a hardcoded admin password for the Admin account because of an INSERT statement in api/schema.sql. Ra
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), thi
Directus 8 before 8.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code because file-upload permissions incl
In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can switch to the administrator role (via the PATCH method) without any contr
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.6), this vu
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.2), this vu
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.7), this vu
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vu
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vu
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vu
In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can see all users in the CMS using the API /users/{id}. Rated high severity (
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this
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