Storing passwords in a recoverable format in Juniper Junos Space - CVE-2021-0220

 

Storing passwords in a recoverable format in Juniper Junos Space - CVE-2021-0220

Published: October 12, 2017 / Updated: January 14, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49541
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-2021-0220
CWE-ID: CWE-257
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to shared secrets are stored in recoverable format and directly exposed through the UI. A remote user can retrieve shared secrets from the system and recover them.

Affected software

Juniper Junos Space

How to mitigate CVE-2021-0220

Install updates from vendor's website.

Juniper Junos Space - update to 20.3R1

External References

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