# CVE-2025-30352: Directus \`search\` query parameter allows enumeration of non permitted fields

- Also known as: GHSA-7WQ3-JR35-275C
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 11.5.0
- Published: 2025-03-26 · Updated: 2025-03-27

## Affected

- directus: from 9.0.0-alpha.4, fixed in 11.5.0
- directus (npm): from 9.0.0-alpha.4, fixed in 11.5.0

## Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Starting in version 9.0.0-alpha.4 and prior to version 11.5.0, the `search` query parameter allows users with access to a collection to filter items based on fields they do not have permission to view. This allows the enumeration of unknown field contents. The searchable columns (numbers & strings) are not checked against permissions when injecting the `where` clauses for applying the search query. This leads to the possibility of enumerating those un-permitted fields. Version 11.5.0 fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on directus, upgrade to a fixed version (11.5.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-7wq3-jr35-275c
- https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ac5a9964d9926f20dc063a74cb417dc7bbad676d

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