CVE-2021-25311 Path traversal in n/a
Attacker can traverse directories to write files executed by root, enabling privilege escalation in HTCondor.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25311?
CVE-2021-25311 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jan 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25311?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wisc Htcondor.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25311?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25311 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-25311 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25311 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h7mc-jr2r-m38g, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25311.