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CVE-2023-36846 - Juniper Junos OS

AI Vulnerability Context

A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause limited impact to the file system integrity. With a specific request to user.php that doesn't require authentication an attacker is able to upload arbitrary files via J-Web, leading to a loss of integrity for a certain part of the file system, which may...

Overview

A source-backed snapshot of this vulnerability.

A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause limited impact to the file system integrity.

With a specific request to user.php that doesn't require authentication an attacker is able to upload arbitrary files via J-Web, leading to a loss of

integrity

for a certain

part of the file system, which may allow chaining to other vulnerabilities.

This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series:

  • All versions prior to 20.4R3-S8;
  • 21.1 versions 21.1R1 and later;
  • 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S6;
  • 21.3 versions

prior to

21.3R3-S5;

  • 21.4 versions

prior to

21.4R3-S5;

  • 22.1 versions

prior to

22.1R3-S3;

  • 22.2 versions

prior to

22.2R3-S2;

  • 22.3 versions

prior to

22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3;

  • 22.4 versions

prior to

22.4R2-S1, 22.4R3.

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Vulnerability status

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CISA KEVMEDIUM
CVE ID
CVE-2023-36846
Vendor/project
Juniper
Product
Junos OS
Vulnerability name
Juniper Junos OS SRX Series Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
Date added
2023-11-13
Due date
2023-11-17
Known ransomware campaign use
Unknown
CVSS v3
5.3
CWE-306

Exploit context

What the vulnerability is about.

A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause limited impact to the file system integrity.

With a specific request to user.php that doesn't require authentication an attacker is able to upload arbitrary files via J-Web, leading to a loss of

integrity

for a certain

part of the file system, which may allow chaining to other vulnerabilities.

This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series:

  • All versions prior to 20.4R3-S8;
  • 21.1 versions 21.1R1 and later;
  • 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S6;
  • 21.3 versions

prior to

21.3R3-S5;

  • 21.4 versions

prior to

21.4R3-S5;

  • 22.1 versions

prior to

22.1R3-S3;

  • 22.2 versions

prior to

22.2R3-S2;

  • 22.3 versions

prior to

22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3;

  • 22.4 versions

prior to

22.4R2-S1, 22.4R3.

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