Privilege escalation in Litmuschaos Litmus

CVE-2025-8795

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in LitmusChaos Litmus up to 3.19.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /auth/login. The manipulation of the argument projectID leads to improper access controls. It is possible to initiate the attack 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.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
  • cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
  • cna@vuldb.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8795?
CVE-2025-8795 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Litmuschaos Litmus, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-8795?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.