CVE-2025-8791 (GCVE-0-2025-8791)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-08-10 03:02
Modified
2025-08-13 15:03
CWE
  • CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
  • CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Summary
A vulnerability was found in LitmusChaos Litmus up to 3.19.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /auth/list_projects. The manipulation of the argument role leads to improper authorization. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
LitmusChaos Litmus Version: 3.0
Version: 3.1
Version: 3.2
Version: 3.3
Version: 3.4
Version: 3.5
Version: 3.6
Version: 3.7
Version: 3.8
Version: 3.9
Version: 3.10
Version: 3.11
Version: 3.12
Version: 3.13
Version: 3.14
Version: 3.15
Version: 3.16
Version: 3.17
Version: 3.18
Version: 3.19.0
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