Juniper Junos OS Vulnerability (JSA11182)

high Nessus Plugin ID 151629

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

The version of Junos OS installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the JSA11182 advisory.

- An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a locally authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges to root over the target device. (CVE-2021-0278)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the relevant Junos software release referenced in Juniper advisory JSA11182

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 151629

File Name: juniper_jsa11182.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Family: Junos Local Security Checks

Published: 7/14/2021

Updated: 1/26/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-0278

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:juniper:junos

Required KB Items: Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/14/2021

Reference Information

IAVA: 2021-A-0324-S

JSA: JSA11182

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