CVE-2016-1265

Junos Space: privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Junos Space

Description

A remote unauthenticated network based attacker with access to Junos Space may execute arbitrary code on Junos Space or gain access to devices managed by Junos Space using cross site request forgery (CSRF), default authentication credentials, information leak and command injection attack vectors. All versions of Juniper Networks Junos Space prior to 15.1R3 are affected.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Limit access to Junos Space from only trusted networks Use administrative jump boxes with no internet access and employ anti-scripting techniques. In addition to the recommendations listed above, it is good security practice to limit the exploitable attack surface of critical infrastructure networking equipment. Use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the devices administrative interfaces only from trusted, administrative networks or hosts.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.00% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10727 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1265?
CVE-2016-1265 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1265?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2016-1265: Limit access to Junos Space from only trusted networks Use administrative jump boxes with no internet access and employ anti-scripting techniques. In addition to the recommendations listed above, it is good security practice to limit the exploitable attack surface of critical infrastructure networking equipment. Use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the devices administrative interfaces only from trusted, administrative networks or hosts.
Is CVE-2016-1265 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1265 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-1265?
CVE-2016-1265 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS.
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