CVE detail

CVE-2024-21620 — CVE-2024-21620

Published 2024-01-25 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor juniper · Product junos · Source nvd
HIGH
severity
CVSS-derived band
8.8
CVSS v3
0–10 scale
0.0091
EPSS probability
exploitation probability, 30d
57.0%
EPSS percentile
percentile vs all CVEs
NOT LISTED
CISA KEV
known exploited catalog

Description

An Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and EX Series allows an attacker to construct a URL that when visited by another user enables the attacker to execute commands with the target's permissions, including an administrator. A specific invocation of the emit_debug_note method in webauth_operation.php will echo back the data it receives. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and EX Series: * All versions earlier than 20.4R3-S10; * 21.2 versions earlier than 21.2R3-S8; * 21.4 versions earlier than 21.4R3-S6; * 22.1 versions earlier than 22.1R3-S5; * 22.2 versions earlier than 22.2R3-S3; * 22.3 versions earlier than 22.3R3-S2; * 22.4 ve

Remediation

vendor remediation guidance

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 20.4R3-S10*, 21.2R3-S8*, 21.4R3-S6*, 22.1R3-S5*, 22.2R3-S3*, 22.3R3-S2*, 22.4R3-S1*, 23.2R2*, 23.4R2*, 24.2R1*, and all subsequent releases. * Pending Publication

workarounds

Disable J-Web, or limit access to only trusted hosts and users.

ProductVulnerable rangeFixed versionAdvisory
Juniper Networks Junos OS<20.4R3-S1020.4R3-S10advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=21.2<21.2R3-S821.2R3-S8advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=21.4<21.4R3-S621.4R3-S6advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=22.1<22.1R3-S522.1R3-S5advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=22.2<22.2R3-S322.2R3-S3advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=22.3<22.3R3-S222.3R3-S2advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=22.4<22.4R3-S122.4R3-S1advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=23.2<23.2R223.2R2advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=23.4<23.4R223.4R2advisory ↗

References

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