Vulnerability identifier: #VU7528

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2339

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Juniper ScreenOS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote privileged attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Update to version 6.3.0r24.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper ScreenOS: 5.4.0 - 6.3.0r20

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External links
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10782

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.