CVE-2025-8794 LitmusChaos Litmus LocalStorage authorization
Attackers with local access can bypass authorization in LitmusChaos LocalStorage Handler by manipulating the projectID argument.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8794?
CVE-2025-8794 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in LitmusChaos Litmus, published on 10 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in LitmusChaos Litmus up to 3.19.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component LocalStorage Handler. The manipulation of the argument projectID leads to authorization bypass. Local access is required to approach this attack. 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8794?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Litmuschaos Litmus.
How do I fix CVE-2025-8794?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8794 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-8794 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-8794 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in LitmusChaos Litmus
- CVE-2025-8791 LitmusChaos Litmus list_projects improper authorization
- CVE-2025-8792 LitmusChaos Litmus client-side enforcement of server-side security
- CVE-2025-8793 LitmusChaos Litmus resource injection
- CVE-2025-8795 LitmusChaos Litmus login access control
- CVE-2025-8796 LitmusChaos Litmus Delete Request delete_project authorization
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2g5h-j52x-gmg7.