Description

An Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and EX Series allows an attacker to construct a URL that when visited by another user enables the attacker to execute commands with the target's permissions, including an administrator.

A specific invocation of the emit_debug_note method in webauth_operation.php will echo back the data it receives.

This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and EX Series:
* All versions earlier than 20.4R3-S10;
* 21.2 versions earlier than 21.2R3-S8;
* 21.4 versions earlier than 21.4R3-S6;
* 22.1 versions earlier than 22.1R3-S5;
* 22.2 versions earlier than 22.2R3-S3;
* 22.3 versions earlier than 22.3R3-S2;
* 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R3-S1;
* 23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R2;
* 23.4 versions earlier than 23.4R2.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-21620

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 8.8

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor: Juniper Networks

Product: Junos OS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.25% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 48.72% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-07 (when was this score calculated)

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)

SSVC Exploitation: none

SSVC Technical Impact: total

SSVC Automatable: false

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21620
https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA76390

Timeline