Improper Authentication in HTCondor - CVE-2021-25312

 

Improper Authentication in HTCondor - CVE-2021-25312

Published: January 27, 2021 / Updated: February 2, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50244
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25312
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
HTCondor
Software vendor:
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing authentication requests in the IDTOKENS authentication method. A remote authenticated attacker can submit a job as another user on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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