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TI-2025-08118 Aliases CVE-2025-8868GHSA-mh28-g8jv-r635

Chef Automate compliance service SQL Injection Vulnerability

Priority HIGH 71CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure, SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-89.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.27849 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Chef Automate (Progress Software): 4.13.295

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ProgressChef Automatebefore 4.13.2954.13.295Patch availableCNA
  • Chef Automate VendorProgress Affected before 4.13.295 Fixed in 4.13.295 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:chef:automate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.13.295; 20180319150121 – 20220329091442VulnerableChef
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:chef:automate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.13.295; 20180319150121 – 20220329091442 Vulnerable ·Chef
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Chef Automate (Progress Software) Fixed in 4.13.295

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Progress Software Chef Automate 4.13.295

    2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-06107 Chef Automate SQL Injection VulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 40
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8868
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mh28-g8jv-r635

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-07083 Command injection in Progress LoadMaster KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-06182 WhatsUp Gold HasErrors SQL Injection Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-04541 WhatsUp Gold GetFileWithoutZip Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-04060 Registration Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-01127 LoadMaster Pre-Authenticated OS Command Injection KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-20934 WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module .NET Deserialization Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
See all 436 →

Sources

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