Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 14, 2025· Updated Jul 15, 2025
Directus doesn't redact tokens in Flow logs
CVE-2025-53886
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
directusnpm | < 11.9.0 | 11.9.0 |
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References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-f24x-rm6g-3w5vghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53886ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/directus/directus/commit/22be460c76957708d67fdd52846a9ad1cbb083fbmitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/directus/directus/commit/859f664f56fb50401c407b095889cea38ff580e5ghsaWEB
- github.com/directus/directus/pull/25354mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v11.9.0ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-f24x-rm6g-3w5vghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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