CVE-2021-25311 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

condor_credd in HTCondor before 8.9.11 allows Directory Traversal outside the SEC_CREDENTIAL_DIRECTORY_OAUTH directory, as demonstrated by creating a file under /etc that will later be executed by root.

Published: 2021-01-27

Score: 9.9 Critical

EPSS: 3.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wisc:htcondor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-12211	condor_credd in HTCondor before 8.9.11 allows Directory Traversal outside the SEC_CREDENTIAL_DIRECTORY_OAUTH directory, as demonstrated by creating a file under /etc that will later be executed by root.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03164.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2021-0002.html

History

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Subscriptions

Wisc Htcondor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-01-27T15:56:07.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T20:03:04.119Z

Reserved: 2021-01-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-25311

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-27T16:15:13.200

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:41:48.383

Link: CVE-2021-25311

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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