CVE-2022-22189

Contrail Service Orchestration: An authenticated local user may have their permissions elevated via the device via management interface without authentication

Description

An Incorrect Ownership Assignment vulnerability in Juniper Networks Contrail Service Orchestration (CSO) allows a locally authenticated user to have their permissions elevated without authentication thereby taking control of the local system they are currently authenticated to. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Contrail Service Orchestration 6.0.0 versions prior to 6.0.0 Patch v3 on On-premises installations. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Contrail Service Orchestration On-premises versions prior to 6.0.0.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve these specific issues: On-premises: Contrail Service Orchestration 6.0.0 Patch v3, 6.1.0, and all subsequent releases.

Workaround:

  • There are no known workarounds for this issue. To reduce the risk of exploitation of this issue, use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to only trusted administrative networks, hosts and users.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Contrail Service Orchestration
Affected: Juniper Networks Contrail Service Orchestration
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA69498 vendor advisory permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-22189?
CVE-2022-22189 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-22189?
To fix CVE-2022-22189: The following software releases have been updated to resolve these specific issues: On-premises: Contrail Service Orchestration 6.0.0 Patch v3, 6.1.0, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2022-22189 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-22189 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-22189?
CVE-2022-22189 affects Juniper Networks Contrail Service Orchestration, Juniper Networks Contrail Service Orchestration.
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