CVE-2025-30352: Directus `search` query parameter allows enumeration of non permitted fields

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-03-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Starting in version 9.0.0-alpha.4 and prior to version 11.5.0, the `search` query parameter allows users with access to a collection to filter items based on fields they do not have permission to view. This allows the enumeration of unknown field contents. The searchable columns (numbers & strings) are not checked against permissions when injecting the `where` clauses for applying the search query. This leads to the possibility of enumerating those un-permitted fields. Version 11.5.0 fixes the issue.

Affected products

directus: from 9.0.1 before 11.5.0; 9.0.0-alpha10, 9.0.0-alpha11, 9.0.0-alpha12, 9.0.0-alpha13, 9.0.0-alpha14, 9.0.0-alpha15 (+145) — fixed in 11.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: directus 11.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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