High severity · published Oct 13, 2023
CVE-2023-44182
An Unchecked Return Value vulnerability in the user interfaces to the Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved, the CLI, the XML API, the XML Management Protocol, the…
8.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An Unchecked Return Value vulnerability in the user interfaces to the Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved, the CLI, the XML API, the XML Management Protocol, the NETCONF Management Protocol, the gNMI interfaces, and the J-Web User Interfaces causes unintended effects such as demotion or elevation of privileges associated with an operators actions to occur.
Multiple scenarios may occur; for example: privilege escalation over the device or another account, access to files that should not otherwise be accessible, files not being accessible where they should be accessible, code expected to run as non-root may run as root, and so forth.
This issue affects:
Juniper Networks Junos OS
* All versions prior to 20.4R3-S7;
* 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S5;
* 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S5;
* 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S4;
* 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S3;
* 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S2;
* 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R2-S2, 22.2R3;
* 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R1-S2, 22.3R2.
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
* All versions prior to 21.4R3-S3-EVO;
* 22.1-EVO version 22.1R1-EVO and later versions prior to 22.2R2-S2-EVO, 22.2R3-EVO;
* 22.3-EVO versions prior to 22.3R1-S2-EVO, 22.3R2-EVO.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Junos OS · Juniper
before 20.4; 20.4; 20.4; 20.4; 20.4; 20.4; +34 more · source: NVD
JO
Junos OS Evolved · Juniper
before 21.4; 21.4; 21.4; 21.4; 21.4; 21.4; +20 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44182
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44182
Vendor Advisory
https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA73149
Technical Description
https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/concept/junos-software-user-interfaces-overview.html
Technical Description
https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/interfaces-telemetry/topics/concept/junos-telemetry-interface-grpc-sensors.html
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