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GHSA-X3VM-88HF-GPXP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-15 15:18 – Updated: 2025-07-15 15:18

Summary

Directus is vulnerable to sensitive data exposure as user data is not being redacted when logged

Details

Summary

When using Directus Flows to handle CRUD events for users it is possible to log the incoming data to console using the "Log to Console" operation and a template string.

Impact

Malicious admins can log sensitive data from other users when they are created or updated.

Workarounds

Avoid logging sensitive data to the console outside the context of development.

Severity

4.2 (Medium)


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

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  "modified": "2025-07-15T15:18:06Z",
  "published": "2025-07-15T15:18:06Z",
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      "url": "https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/859f664f56fb50401c407b095889cea38ff580e5"
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/directus/directus"
    },
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}

CVE-2025-53885 (GCVE-0-2025-53885)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-14 23:18 – Updated: 2025-07-15 13:43

Title

Directus doesn't redact sensitive user data when logging via event hooks

Summary

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Starting in version 9.0.0 and prior to version 11.9.0, when using Directus Flows to handle CRUD events for users it is possible to log the incoming data to console using the "Log to Console" operation and a template string. Malicious admins can log sensitive data from other users when they are created or updated. Version 11.9.0 contains a fix for the issue. As a workaround, avoid logging sensitive data to the console outside the context of development.

Severity

4.2 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-07-15 13:43 UTC

CWE

CWE-532 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7613 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/adv…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/25355	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/859f6…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
directus	directus	Affected: >= 9.0.0, < 11.9.0

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