Improper Authentication in Directus - CVE-2025-53889

 

Improper Authentication in Directus - CVE-2025-53889

Published: July 18, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU113041
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53889
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to missing permission checks for manual trigger Flows. A remote attacker can execute the manual trigger Flows without authentication.


Affected software

Directus

How to mitigate CVE-2025-53889

Install updates from vendor's website.

Directus - update to 11.9.0

External References

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