Improper Authentication in HTCondor - CVE-2021-25312
Published: January 27, 2021 / Updated: February 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50244
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25312
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
HTCondor
How to mitigate CVE-2021-25312
Install updates from vendor's website.
HTCondor - update to 8.9.11