CVE-2025-8868 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) affecting Chef Automate versions prior to 4.13.295 on Linux x86. An authenticated attacker can exploit improperly neutralized inputs in the compliance service to gain access to restricted functionality, potentially leading to full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability). While not currently in the KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, a Nuclei template for this critical vulnerability exists, indicating readily available exploit code, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.13.295CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:chef:automate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 20180319150121, <= 20220329091442CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:chef:automate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.