Directus up to 11.9.2 UI file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Directus up to 11.9.2. This affects an unknown function of the component UI. The manipulation leads to file inclusion. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-55746. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Directus up to 11.9.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 won't show up in the Directus UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.9.3.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-55746 since 08/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 11.9.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-25355). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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CNA Base Score: 9.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Directus 11.9.3

Timelineinfo

08/15/2025 CVE reserved
08/20/2025 +5 days Advisory disclosed
08/20/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/14/2026 +147 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-55746 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-55746
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-320867
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/20/2025 20:23
Updated: 01/14/2026 03:09
Changes: 08/20/2025 20:23 (62), 08/20/2025 21:37 (1), 01/14/2026 03:09 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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