What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-48936?

CVE-2024-48936 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Slurm CVE-2024-48936

MEDIUM

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)

2024-10-28 cve@mitre.org

Authentication Bypass Slurm

5.0

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre

Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY

5.0 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 28, 2024 - 04:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.0

DescriptionCVE.org

SchedMD Slurm before 24.05.4 has Incorrect Authorization. A mistake in authentication handling in stepmgr could permit an attacker to execute processes under other users' jobs. This is limited to jobs explicitly running with --stepmgr, or on systems that have globally enabled stepmgr via SlurmctldParameters=enable_stepmgr in their configuration.

AnalysisAI

SchedMD Slurm before 24.05.4 has Incorrect Authorization. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863), which allows attackers to bypass authorization checks to access restricted resources. SchedMD Slurm before 24.05.4 has Incorrect Authorization. A mistake in authentication handling in stepmgr could permit an attacker to execute processes under other users' jobs. This is limited to jobs explicitly running with --stepmgr, or on systems that have globally enabled stepmgr via SlurmctldParameters=enable_stepmgr in their configuration. Affected products include: Schedmd Slurm. Version information: before 24.05.4.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Review and test authorization logic, implement consistent access control checks, use centralized authorization framework.