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CVE-2024-39565

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-07-10
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 21.2 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Patch available

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 · unedited
An Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions ('XPath Injection') vulnerability in J-Web shipped with Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to execute remote commands on the target device.  While an administrator is logged into a J-Web session or has previously logged in and subsequently logged out of their J-Web session, the attacker can arbitrarily execute commands on the target device with the other user's credentials. In the worst case, the attacker will have full control over the device. This issue affects Junos OS:  * All versions before 21.2R3-S8,  * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S7, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S4, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S3, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S2, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2, * from 23.4 before 23.4R1-S1, 23.4R2.

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.

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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
J WebApplication
Affected:all versions
JunosOperating system
Affected:< 21.2= 21.2= 21.4= 22.2= 22.3= 22.4= 23.2= 23.4

CVSS 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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 21.2 or later
Fixed in 21.2
Vendor patch support.juniper.net →
Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to one of: 21.2R3-S8, 21.4R3-S7, 22.2R3-S4, 22.3R3-S3, 22.4R3-S2, 23.2R2, or 23.4R1-S1/23.4R2 or later (21.2 series end-of-life; recommend moving to 22.2R3-S4 or later stable branch)

  1. 1. Identify the current Junos OS version running on the device using 'show version' command
  2. 2. Determine which upgrade path applies based on the current version (see upgrade_path)
  3. 3. Download the appropriate fixed release from the Juniper support portal: https://support.juniper.net/support/downloads/?p=283
  4. 4. Upload the Junos upgrade package to the device via SCP or USB
  5. 5. Verify the package integrity using 'request system software validate <package-name>'
  6. 6. Install the upgrade using 'request system software add <package-name>' reboot true'
  7. 7. After reboot, verify the new version is running and J-Web is functional
Caveat Review Juniper release notes for any breaking changes between current version and target fixed release; ensure compatibility with other network devices and configurations

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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