# CVE-2019-18823: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can impersonate other users to submit or remove jobs if CLAIMTOBE authentication is enabled, bypassing intended access controls.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2019-18823, DLA-2724-1, GHSA-4w4f-pcxr-8ppr, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18823

## What is CVE-2019-18823?

CVE-2019-18823 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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)

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18823?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Wisc Htcondor.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-18823?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2019-18823 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-18823 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-18823 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18823/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18823/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18823
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18823
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-18823

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