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CVE-2022-36031

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-08-19
  • Fixed in9.15.0
  • WeaknessCWE-755

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Description

Directus is a free and open-source data platform for headless content management. The Directus process can be aborted by having an authorized user update the `filename_disk` value to a folder and accessing that file through the `/assets` endpoint. This vulnerability has been patched and release v9.15.0 contains the fix. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may prevent this problem by making sure no (untrusted) non-admin users have permissions to update the `filename_disk` field on `directus_files`.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-08-1921:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Monospace directus
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.15< 9.15.09.15.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • directus
    Affected
    • = < 9.15.0no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2022-08-19

Fix

  1. Update Monospace directus to 9.15.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-04-22
  • CNACVSS 3.16.5known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.16.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-755known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.0 %2026-11-11
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryMODERATE2022-08-30

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2022-08-19
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-77qm-wvqq-fg79

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36031?

Directus is a free and open-source data platform for headless content management. The Directus process can be aborted by having an authorized user update the `filename_disk` value to a folder and accessing that file through the `/assets` endpoint. This vulnerability has been patched and release v9.15.0 contains the fix. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may prevent this problem by making sure no (untrusted) non-admin users have permissions to update the `filename_disk` field on `directus_files`.

Is CVE-2022-36031 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-36031, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-36031?

CVE-2022-36031 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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