SB2020042913 - Path traversal in Juniper Junos OS
Published: April 29, 2020 Updated: April 29, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020042913
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1631)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the HTTP/HTTPS service used by J-Web. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Note: Using this vulnerability, an attacker may be able to inject commands into the httpd.log, read files with "world" readable file permission or obtain J-Web session tokens.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.