LitmusChaos Litmus up to 3.19.0 Delete Request /auth/delete_project/ projectID authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in LitmusChaos Litmus up to 3.19.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /auth/delete_project/ of the component Delete Request Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument projectID can lead to authorization. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-8796. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in LitmusChaos Litmus up to 3.19.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file /auth/delete_project/ of the component Delete Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument projectID with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-8796. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-24076). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/09/2025 Advisory disclosed
08/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/03/2025 +25 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-8796 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-8796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-319324
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/09/2025 07:39
Updated: 09/03/2025 02:55
Changes: 08/09/2025 07:39 (57), 08/10/2025 08:23 (30), 08/10/2025 18:47 (1), 09/03/2025 02:55 (1)
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Submitter: maique
Cache ID: 216::103

Submitinfo

Accepted

  • Submit #625989: Open-Source LitmusChaos 3.19.0 Unauthorized Project Deletion via Missing Authorization Checks (by maique)

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