#VU82511 Cross-site scripting in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2022-22242


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82511

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22242

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the J-Web component. 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
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper Junos OS: 19.1R1-S1, 19.1R1-S2, 19.1R1-S3, 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R1-S5, 19.1R1-S6, 19.1R2-S1, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R2-S3, 19.1R3-S1, 19.1R3-S2, 19.1R3-S3, 19.1R3-S4, 19.1R3-S5, 19.1R3-S6, 19.1R3-S7, 19.1R3-S8, 19.1, 19.1R1, 19.1R2, 19.1R3, 19.1R, 19.2R1-S1, 19.2R1-S2, 19.2R1-S3, 19.2R1-S4, 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R1-S8, 19.2R1-S9, 19.2R2-S1, 19.2R3-S1, 19.2R3-S2, 19.2R3-S3, 19.2R3-S4, 19.2R3-S5, 19.2, 19.2R1, 19.2R2, 19.2R3, 19.3R1-S1, 19.3R2-S1, 19.3R2-S2, 19.3R2-S3, 19.3R2-S4, 19.3R2-S5, 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R2-S7, 19.3R3-S1, 19.3R3-S2, 19.3R3-S3, 19.3R3-S4, 19.3R3-S5, 19.3R3-S6, 19.3, 19.3R1, 19.3R2, 19.3R3, 19.4R1-S1, 19.4R1-S2, 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R2-S1, 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R2-S3, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R2-S5, 19.4R2-S6, 19.4R2-S7, 19.4R2-S8, 19.4R3-S1, 19.4R3-S2, 19.4R3-S3, 19.4R3-S4, 19.4R3-S5, 19.4R3-S6, 19.4R3-S7, 19.4R3-S8, 19.4, 19.4R1, 19.4R2, 19.4R3, 20.1R1-S1, 20.1R1-S2, 20.1R1-S3, 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2-S1, 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1, 20.1R3-S2, 20.1R3-S3, 20.1R3-S4, 20.1, 20.1R1, 20.1R2, 20.1R3, 20.2R1-S1, 20.2R1-S2, 20.2R1-S3, 20.2R2-S1, 20.2R2-S2, 20.2R2-S3, 20.2R3-S1, 20.2R3-S2, 20.2R3-S3, 20.2R3-S4, 20.2, 20.2R1, 20.2R2, 20.2R3, 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R1-S2, 20.3R2-S1, 20.3R3-S1, 20.3R3-S2, 20.3R3-S3, 20.3R3-S4, 20.3, 20.3R1, 20.3R2, 20.3R3, 20.4R1-S1, 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R2-S2, 20.4R3-S1, 20.4R3-S2, 20.4R3-S3, 20.4, 20.4R1, 20.4R2, 20.4R3, 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2-S1, 21.1R2-S2, 21.1R3-S1, 21.1, 21.1R1, 21.1R2, 21.1R3, 21.3R1-S1, 21.3R1-S2, 21.3R2-S1, 21.3R2-S2, 21.3R1, 21.3R2, 21.4R1-S1, 21.4R1-S2, 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R2-S2, 21.4R1, 21.4R2, 22.1R1-S1, 22.1R1-S2, 22.1R1


External links
https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2022-10-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-Multiple-vulnerabilities-in-J-Web


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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


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