CVE-2026-39942 (GCVE-0-2026-39942)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-09 16:07 – Updated: 2026-04-09 19:37
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Title
Directus has a Path Traversal and Broken Access Control in File Management API
Summary
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.17.0, the PATCH /files/{id} endpoint accepts a user-controlled filename_disk parameter. By setting this value to match the storage path of another user's file, an attacker can overwrite that file's content while manipulating metadata fields such as uploaded_by to obscure the tampering. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.17.0.
Severity ?
8.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
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Vendor Product Version
directus directus Affected: < 11.17.0
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