#VU59626 Improper Certificate Validation in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2022-22156

 

#VU59626 Improper Certificate Validation in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2022-22156

Published: January 17, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59626
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22156
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Person-in-the-Middle (PitM) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation issue when a system script is fetched from a remote source at a specified HTTPS URL. A remote attacker can perform Person-in-the-Middle (PitM) attacks.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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