Session Fixation in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2019-0062

 

Session Fixation in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2019-0062

Published: October 10, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21700
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0062
CWE-ID: CWE-384
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Juniper Junos OS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to steal authenticated sessions.

The vulnerability exists in the J-Web due to the the affected software does not invalidate the previous session and create a new one upon successful login. A remote attacker can use social engineering techniques to fix and hijack a J-Web administrators web session and gain administrative access to the device.

How to mitigate CVE-2019-0062

Install updates from vendor's website.

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