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CVE-2025-55746

Unauthenticated file upload and file modification due to lacking input sanitization

Severity
High 7.5
Published
20 Aug 2025
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
11.9.3
Also known as
GHSA-mv33-9f6j-pfmc
Sources
NVD, Project advisories (GitHub)

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. From 10.8.0 to before 11.9.3, a vulnerability exists in the file update mechanism which allows an unauthenticated actor to modify existing files with arbitrary contents (without changes being applied to the files' database-resident metadata) and / or upload new files, with arbitrary content and extensions, which…

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
DirectusServers and applications · cpe:a:monospace:directus
  • From 10.8.0 before 11.9.3
DirectusServers and applications · github:directus/directus
  • From 10.8.0 before 11.9.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55746
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-55746
  • GitHub Advisory Database https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mv33-9f6j-pfmc
  • github.com https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-mv33-9f6j-pfmc