CVE-2019-0029
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedJuniper ATP Series Splunk credentials are logged in a file readable by authenticated local users. Using these credentials an attacker can access the Splunk server. This issue affects Juniper ATP 5.0 versions prior to 5.0.3.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSplunk credentials are logged to a file with insufficient access controls on Juniper ATP Series devices, allowing any authenticated local user to read the credentials and gain unauthorized access to the Splunk server.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Juniper ATP versionAccess the Juniper ATP admin interface or use the system management command to retrieve the installed software versionAffected if The installed version is >= 5.0.0 and < 5.0.3
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Locate Splunk-related log filesSearch the Juniper ATP filesystem for log files that may contain Splunk configuration or credential data, typically in system log directoriesAffected if Log files containing Splunk credentials exist on the system
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Inspect file permissions on credential-containing logsUse file system commands to check the access permissions (e.g., ls -la) on any identified log files that store Splunk credentialsAffected if The log files are readable by users other than the intended administrative account (world-readable or group-readable by non-admin users)
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Verify unauthorized access possibilityAttempt to read the Splunk credential log files using a non-privileged local user account to confirm exposureAffected if A standard authenticated local user can read the Splunk credentials from the log file
A user is affected if their Juniper ATP version is between 5.0.0 and 5.0.2 inclusive AND the Splunk credentials are stored in a world-readable or group-readable log file accessible to non-admin users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data5.0.3
Update Juniper ATP to version 5.0.3 or later which fixes the improper credential handling and ensures credentials are not written to world-readable log files.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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