Directus Vulnerable to Information Leakage in Existing Collections
Summary:
An observable difference in error messaging was found in the Directus REST API. The /items/{collection} API returns different error messages for these two cases:
- A user tries to access an existing collection which they are not authorized to access.
- A user tries to access a non-existing collection.
The two differing error messages leak the existence of collections to users which are not authorized to access these collections.
Details:
The following response returns an error message, when requesting a collection the user is not authorized to access.
GET /items/no-access
{
"errors": [
{
"message": "You don't have permission to access collection \"no-access\" or it does not exist. Queried in root.",
"extensions": {
"reason": "You don't have permission to access collection \"no-access\" or it does not exist. Queried in root.",
"code": "FORBIDDEN"
}
}
]
}The following response returns a different error message when requesting a collection which does not exist.
GET /items/does-not-exist
{
"errors": [
{
"message": "You don't have permission to access this.",
"extensions": {
"code": "FORBIDDEN"
}
}
]
}Impact:
The difference in errors between non-existent collections and collections blocked by permissions leak the existence of a collection to a user which is not authorized to access this object.
Credit:
Sebastian Krause - Hackmanit GmbH
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | directus | < 11.13.0 | 11.13.0 |
| npm package | @directus/api | < 32.0.0 | 32.0.0 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-203, CWE-209- Platform
- npm
- Package
directus, @directus/api- Disclosed
- 13.11.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-cph6-524f-3hgr - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: directus
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 58
- First → latest
- 04.2022 07.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
- High 19
- Medium 34
- Low 3
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 4
- 2023: 8
- 2024: 14
- 2025: 17
- 2026: 15
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