CVE-2025-27089Incorrect Authorization in Directus

Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 61.54%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedFeb 19

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. In affected versions if there are two overlapping policies for the `update` action that allow access to different fields, instead of correctly checking access permissions against the item they apply for the user is allowed to update the superset of fields allowed by any of the policies. E.g. have one policy allowing update access to `field_a` if the `id == 1` and one policy allowing update access to `field_b` if the

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages4 packages

npmdirectus/api22.0.023.1.0
npmdirectus/directus11.0.011.1.2
NVDmonospace/directus11.0.011.1.2
CVEListV5directus/directus>= 11.0.0, < 11.1.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
Directus allows updates to non-allowed fields due to overlapping policies2025-02-19
GHSA
Directus allows updates to non-allowed fields due to overlapping policies2025-02-19