Medium
Security advisory
In Directus 7 API through 2.3.0, remote attackers can read image files via a direct request for a filename under the uploads/_/originals/ directory. This is related to a configuration option in which the file collection can be non-public, but this option does not apply to the thumbnailer.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2019-13981
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 11:01 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In Directus 7 API through 2.3.0, remote attackers can read image files via a direct request for a filename under the uploads/_/originals/ directory. This is related to a configuration option in which the file collection can be non-public, but this option does not apply to the thumbnailer.
osv:CVE-2019-13981
Complete source record
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"references": [
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