CVE-2025-24353

Directus privilege escalation vulnerability using Share feature

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to version 11.2.0, when sharing an item, a typical user can specify an arbitrary role. It allows the user to use a higher-privileged role to see fields that otherwise the user should not be able to see. Instances that are impacted are those that use the share feature and have specific roles hierarchy and fields that are not visible for certain roles. Version 11.2.0 contains a patch the issue.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Affected: directus directus
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-pmf4-v838-29hg
https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/23716
https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/e288a43a79613dada905da683f4919c6965ac804
https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v11.2.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbV4IxbWzN4

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-24353?
CVE-2025-24353 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-24353?
To fix CVE-2025-24353, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-24353 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-24353 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-24353?
CVE-2025-24353 affects directus directus.
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