Skip to main content
Public proof of conceptFix available

CVE-2025-53887

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-07-15
  • Fixed in11.9.0
  • WeaknessCWE-200

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

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, the exact Directus version number is incorrectly being used as OpenAPI Spec version this means that it is being exposed by the `/server/specs/oas` endpoint without authentication. With the exact version information a malicious attacker can look for known vulnerabilities in Directus core or any of its shipped dependencies in that specific running version. Version 11.9.0 fixes the issue.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-07-1500:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Monospace directus
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.9≥ 9.0.0, < 11.9.011.9.0
11.9< 11.9.011.9.0

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
    • = >= 9.0.0, < 11.9.0no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-07-14

Fix

  1. Update Monospace directus to 11.9.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Published
2025-07-15
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-rmjh-cf9q-pv7q

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-53887?

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, the exact Directus version number is incorrectly being used as OpenAPI Spec version this means that it is being exposed by the `/server/specs/oas` endpoint without authentication. With the exact version information a malicious attacker can look for known vulnerabilities in Directus core or any of its shipped dependencies in that specific running version. Version 11.9.0 fixes the issue.

Is CVE-2025-53887 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-53887 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.0% on 2026-11-11, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-53887?

CVE-2025-53887 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Running directus? Hear about its next vulnerability

Surveillance reads the versions in your stack — a domain, a lockfile or a list — checks each CVE against the ranges its sources publish, and alerts you when one you run is exploited or enters CISA KEV. A version it cannot read stays « version not verified ».

Get alerts for this productCISA KEV additions, November 2026Search CVEs

No credit card required · No monthly cap on website lookups · 250 API requests/month

Go further

Related vulnerabilities

Same product first, then the same vendor advisory and the same publication week.

Back to CVE Database

Sources for this record