Directus: Authorization-dependent response served from unsegmented cache key
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-61836 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-15 15:16:48 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-15 20:49:59 UTC |
| Description | Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 12.0.0, when response caching is enabled, the cache-key derivation in api/src/utils/get-cache-key.ts includes version, path, query, and accountability.user but omits authorization context such as share, role, roles, admin, app, and policies. Directus share tokens and anonymous requests can both reduce to user null, so different shares or anonymous clients requesting the same URL and query can receive a permission-filtered cached response without permission re-evaluation. This issue is fixed in version 12.0.0. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.6 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-524 | CWE-639 | CWE-524 CWE-524: Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information | CWE-639 CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.6 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 8.6 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/directus/directus/commit/7ba4efb97525d3af33570537c76e44baea76... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-c6w9-5g5j-jh2p | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v12.0.0 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/directus/directus/pull/27707 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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