Juniper Junos CLI XML Privilege Escalation (JSA10805)

high Nessus Plugin ID 102080

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Synopsis

The remote device is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the remote Juniper Junos device is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the CLI component due to improper validation of user-supplied input before being processed as XML content. A local attacker can exploit this, via XML injection, to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code as the root user.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant Junos software release referenced in Juniper security advisory JSA10805.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 102080

File Name: juniper_jsa10805.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Family: Junos Local Security Checks

Published: 7/31/2017

Updated: 7/12/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:juniper:junos

Required KB Items: Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/12/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/12/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-10603

JSA: JSA10805

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