CVE-2025-8868

Chef Automate compliance service SQL Injection Vulnerability

State: Published
Severity: 9.8 Critical
Published: Sep 29, 2025
Updated: Sep 29, 2025
Reserved: Aug 11, 2025

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	9.8 Critical	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	ProgressSoftware

Weaknesses

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Chef AutomateProgress Software	before 4.13.295Affected

References

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

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