CVE-2025-8868 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In Progress Chef Automate, versions earlier than 4.13.295, on Linux x86 platform, an authenticated attacker can gain access to Chef Automate restricted functionality in the compliance service via improperly neutralized inputs used in an SQL command using a well-known token.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Chef	Automate Chef
Linux	Linux

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References

Link	Providers
https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_automate/#4.13.295

History

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Chef Chef automate Chef chef Linux Linux linux
Vendors & Products		Chef Chef automate Chef chef Linux Linux linux

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In Progress Chef Automate, versions earlier than 4.13.295, on Linux x86 platform, an authenticated attacker can gain access to Chef Automate restricted functionality in the compliance service via improperly neutralized inputs used in an SQL command using a well-known token.
Title		Chef Automate compliance service SQL Injection Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-200 CWE-89
References		https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_automate/#4.13.295
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ProgressSoftware

Published: 2025-09-29T11:29:50.463Z

Updated: 2025-09-29T12:55:02.884Z

Reserved: 2025-08-11T14:53:51.880Z

Link: CVE-2025-8868

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-29T12:54:58.851Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-29T12:15:49.230

Modified: 2025-09-29T19:34:10.030

Link: CVE-2025-8868

Redhat

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