CVE-2025-53886

Directus doesn't redact tokens in Flow logs

Published Jul 14, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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 with the WebHook trigger all incoming request details are logged including security sensitive data like access and refresh tokens in cookies. Malicious admins with access to the logs can hijack the user sessions within the token expiration time of them triggering the Flow. Version 11.9.0 fixes the issue.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-21409 Directus tokens are not redacted in flow logs, exposing session credentials to all admin
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-f24x-rm6g-3w5v Directus tokens are not redacted in flow logs, exposing session credentials to all admin
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Monospace
Monospace directus
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Monospace
Monospace directus
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00028}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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 with the WebHook trigger all incoming request details are logged including security sensitive data like access and refresh tokens in cookies. Malicious admins with access to the logs can hijack the user sessions within the token expiration time of them triggering the Flow. Version 11.9.0 fixes the issue.
Title Directus doesn't redact tokens in Flow logs
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-212
CWE-532
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2025, 1:41 PM
Reserved
Jul 11, 2025, 7:05 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 15, 2025, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:39 AM