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Juniper Junos OS: JUNOS J-Web allows creation of superuser account without requiring authentication (JSA10432)

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Juniper Junos OS: JUNOS J-Web allows creation of superuser account without requiring authentication (JSA10432)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/01/2010
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/07/2014
Modified
05/07/2014

Description

The JUNOS J-Web management application was found to have un-authenticated pages which allowed anyone with access to the device to be able to create privileged accounts on the router or switch. The exploit was discovered through customer penetration testing with no indication of active exploitation.

Solution(s)

  • juniper-junos-os-upgrade-latest

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