Path traversal in Junos OS - CVE-2021-0231
Published: April 19, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52320
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0231
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 Juniper Networks SRX and vSRX Series. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
Junos OS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-0231
Install update from vendor's website.
Junos OS - addressed in versions 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S1, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3, 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2, 20.2R1-S3, 20.2R2, 20.3R1