CVE-2025-59995
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 · uneditedAn Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos Space allows an attacker to inject script tags in the Quick Template page that, when visited by another user, enables the attacker to execute commands with the target's permissions, including an administrator. This issue affects all versions of Junos Space before 24.1R4.
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 confidenceThis is a stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos Space's Quick Template page. An authenticated attacker can inject malicious script tags that execute when other users (including administrators) visit the affected page, allowing command execution with the victim's privileges.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 24.1= 24.1CVSS 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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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 Junos Space installation and versionLocate the Junos Space installation directory and read the version file, or run 'show version' via the Junos Space CLI or APIAffected if The installed version is < 24.1 or = 24.1
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Verify the Quick Template page is accessibleLog into Junos Space as an authenticated user and navigate to the Quick Template functionality, or check the web application routing configuration for Quick Template endpointsAffected if The Quick Template page is present and loadable in the web interface
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Confirm authenticated access to Junos SpaceCheck that user accounts with access to Junos Space exist and can authenticate to the platformAffected if Any authenticated user can access the Junos Space web interface
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Check for existing XSS payloads in Quick TemplateIf you have database access, query the Quick Template configuration tables for suspicious script tags or HTML entities; alternatively, export Quick Template configurations and search for <script> tags or encoded payloadsAffected if Malicious script tags are stored in Quick Template configuration data
You are affected if Junos Space version is less than 24.1 or equals 24.1, and the Quick Template functionality is accessible to authenticated users in your environment.
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.
dbcve · scoped24.1
Upgrade Junos Space to version 24.1R4 or later. Until then, restrict access to the Quick Template functionality to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity.
24.1R4 or later
- Review the Junos Space 24.1R4 release notes for any prerequisites or special instructions
- Create a full backup of the Junos Space configuration and data
- Download the Junos Space 24.1R4 (or later) software image from the Juniper Networks support portal
- Verify the integrity of the downloaded image using checksums provided by Juniper
- Schedule a maintenance window to minimize operational impact
- Execute the Junos Space upgrade procedure following the official upgrade documentation
- Verify that the upgrade completed successfully and all services are operational
- Confirm the Quick Template page now properly neutralizes input to prevent XSS
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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