CVE-2022-22229

Paragon Active Assurance (Formerly Netrounds): Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in web administration

Description

An Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability, a stored XSS (or persistent), in the Control Center Controller web pages of Juniper Networks Paragon Active Assurance (Formerly Netrounds) allows a high-privilege attacker with 'WRITE' permissions to store one or more malicious scripts that will infect any other authorized user's account when they accidentally trigger the malicious script(s) while managing the device. Triggering these attacks enables the attacker to execute commands with the permissions up to that of the superuser account. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Paragon Active Assurance (Formerly Netrounds) All versions prior to 3.1.1; 3.2 versions prior to 3.2.1.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.0, and all subsequent releases. Additionally, if there are malicious templates in the system, once upgraded to a fixed release, these templates can be safely removed from the system.

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

8.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Paragon Active Assurance (Formerly Netrounds)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA69883 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-22229?
CVE-2022-22229 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-22229?
To fix CVE-2022-22229: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.0, and all subsequent releases. Additionally, if there are malicious templates in the system, once upgraded to a fixed release, these templates can be safely removed from the system.
Is CVE-2022-22229 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-22229 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-2022-22229?
CVE-2022-22229 affects Juniper Networks Paragon Active Assurance (Formerly Netrounds).
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