CVE-2017-10622

Junos Space: Authentication bypass vulnerability

Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos Space Network Management Platform may allow a remote unauthenticated network based attacker to login as any privileged user. This issue only affects Junos Space Network Management Platform 17.1R1 without Patch v1 and 16.1 releases prior to 16.1R3. This issue was found by an external security researcher.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • There are no viable workarounds for this issue. 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 device from trusted, administrative networks or hosts.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 32.17% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos Space
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10824 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101258 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10622?
CVE-2017-10622 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-10622?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2017-10622: There are no viable workarounds for this issue. 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 device from trusted, administrative networks or hosts.
Is CVE-2017-10622 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-10622 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~32% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-10622?
CVE-2017-10622 affects Juniper Networks Junos Space.
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