LitmusChaos Litmus Delete Request delete_project authorization

published 2025-08-10 14 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-24076

cvss: 5.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability has been found in LitmusChaos Litmus up to 3.19.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /auth/delete_project/ of the component Delete Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument projectID leads to missing authorization. The attack can 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.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 14 mo ago (2025-08-13)

Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?submit.625989 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
github.com https://github.com/MaiqueSilva/VulnDB/blob/main/readme06.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	5.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	5.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	5.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	2.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CNA	2.0	5.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

LitmusChaos Litmus

Classification

Weakness

CWE-862 Missing Authorization
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

vuldb.com /?submit.625989
third-party-advisory, exploit, vdb-entry
github.com /MaiqueSilva/VulnDB/blob/main/readme06.md
exploit, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?id.319324
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?ctiid.319324
signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-8796
NVD CVE-2025-8796

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Summary