CVE-2019-13981
In Directus 7 API through 2.3.0, remote attackers can read image files via a direct request for a...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-13981- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-425
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-13981- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-5243 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-5243- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-crjm-jrhg-6rm3
In Directus 7 API through 2.3.0, remote attackers can read image files via a direct request for a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-crjm-jrhg-6rm3- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-425
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-13981- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-13981 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Rangerstudio Directus 7 Api, published July 19, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.