CVE-2019-18823

Description

HTCondor up to and including stable series 8.8.6 and development series 8.9.4 has Incorrect Access Control. It is possible to use a different authentication method to submit a job than the administrator has specified. If the administrator has configured the READ or WRITE methods to include CLAIMTOBE, then it is possible to impersonate another user to the condor_schedd. (For example to submit or remove jobs)

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.66% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/new.html release notes vendor advisory
https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/ product
https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2020-0003.html mitigation vendor advisory
https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2020-0002.html mitigation vendor advisory
https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2020-0001.html mitigation vendor advisory
https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2020-0004.html vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3EOTJJOSMYKXIYXWSG3H4KN332EDSEB6/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BL5YCZXYS67MLJSHR4OLSWVHBE6PZJSB/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VMPZ7XPOPA4JGAQAUJ4K7JV653DSCIDK/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00000.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5144 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-18823?
CVE-2019-18823 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-18823?
To fix CVE-2019-18823, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-18823 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-18823 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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