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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-14 23:18 – Updated: 2025-07-15 13:43
VLAI
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 7999 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
directus directus Affected: >= 9.0.0, < 11.9.0
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