high
8.1
CWE
22
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-1606: Junos OS: Path traversal vulnerability in J-Web

First published: Wed Jan 08 2020(Updated: )

A path traversal vulnerability in the Juniper Networks Junos OS device may allow an authenticated J-web user to read files with 'world' readable permission and delete files with 'world' writeable permission. This issue does not affect system files that can be accessed only by root user. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S13; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D85 on SRX Series; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D51; 15.1F6 versions prior to 15.1F6-S13; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S5; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D180 on SRX Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D238 on QFX5200/QFX5110 Series; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R4-S13, 16.1R7-S5; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S10; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R3-S1; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S9, 17.2R3-S2; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2-S5, 17.3R3-S5; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S8; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R2.

Credit: sirt@juniper.net

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Juniper JUNOS=12.3
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r1
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r10-s1
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r10-s2
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r11
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s1
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s10
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s11
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s12
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s3
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s4
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s6
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s8
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r13
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r2
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r3
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r4
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r5
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r6
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r7
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r8
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r9
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d10
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d15
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d16
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d25
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d26
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d27
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d30
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d35
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d40
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d45
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d48
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d49
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f6
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f6-s12
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f6-s3
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f6-s8
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r7-s1
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r7-s2
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r7-s3
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r7-s4
Juniper JUNOS=16.1
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r1
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r2
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r3
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r3-s10
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r4
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r4-s3
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r4-s6
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r4-s9
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r5-s4
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r6-s1
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r7
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r7-s2
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r7-s3
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r7-s4
Juniper JUNOS=16.2
Juniper JUNOS=16.2-r1
Juniper JUNOS=16.2-r2
Juniper JUNOS=16.2-r2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=16.2-r2-s2
Juniper JUNOS=16.2-r2-s5
Juniper JUNOS=16.2-r2-s6
Juniper JUNOS=16.2-r2-s7
Juniper JUNOS=16.2-r2-s8
Juniper JUNOS=16.2-r2-s9
Juniper JUNOS=17.1
Juniper JUNOS=17.1-r1
Juniper JUNOS=17.1-r2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=17.1-r2-s10
Juniper JUNOS=17.1-r2-s2
Juniper JUNOS=17.1-r2-s3
Juniper JUNOS=17.1-r2-s4
Juniper JUNOS=17.1-r2-s5
Juniper JUNOS=17.1-r2-s6
Juniper JUNOS=17.1-r2-s7
Juniper JUNOS=17.1-r2-s9
Juniper JUNOS=17.1-r3
Juniper JUNOS=17.2
Juniper JUNOS=17.2-r1-s2
Juniper JUNOS=17.2-r1-s4
Juniper JUNOS=17.2-r1-s7
Juniper JUNOS=17.2-r1-s8
Juniper JUNOS=17.2-r2-s6
Juniper JUNOS=17.2-r2-s7
Juniper JUNOS=17.2-r3
Juniper JUNOS=17.2-r3-s1
Juniper JUNOS=17.4
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r1
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r1-s1
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r1-s2
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r1-s4
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r1-s6
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r1-s7
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r2
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r2-s2
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r2-s3
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r2-s4
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r2-s5
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r2-s6
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r2-s7
Juniper JUNOS=17.4-r2-s8
Juniper JUNOS=18.1
Juniper JUNOS=18.1-r2
Juniper JUNOS=18.1-r2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=18.1-r2-s2
Juniper JUNOS=18.1-r2-s4
Juniper JUNOS=18.1-r3
Juniper JUNOS=18.1-r3-s1
Juniper JUNOS=18.1-r3-s2
Juniper JUNOS=18.1-r3-s3
Juniper JUNOS=18.1-r3-s4
Juniper JUNOS=18.1-r3-s5
Juniper JUNOS=18.1-r3-s6
Juniper JUNOS=18.1-r3-s7
Juniper JUNOS=18.2
Juniper JUNOS=18.2-r1-s5
Juniper JUNOS=18.2-r2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=18.2-r2-s2
Juniper JUNOS=18.2-r2-s3
Juniper JUNOS=18.2-r2-s4
Juniper JUNOS=18.3
Juniper JUNOS=18.3-r1
Juniper JUNOS=18.3-r1-s1
Juniper JUNOS=18.3-r1-s2
Juniper JUNOS=18.3-r1-s3
Juniper JUNOS=18.3-r2
Juniper JUNOS=18.3-r2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=18.3-r2-s2
Juniper JUNOS=18.4
Juniper JUNOS=18.4-r1
Juniper JUNOS=18.4-r1-s1
Juniper JUNOS=18.4-r1-s2
Juniper JUNOS=19.1-r1
Juniper JUNOS=19.1-r1-s1
Juniper JUNOS=19.1-r1-s3
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d10
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d15
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d25
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d70
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d75
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d80
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d10
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d150
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d160
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d170
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d20
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d30
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d35
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d40
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d45
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d50
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d55
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d60
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d65
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d70
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d75
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d80
Juniper SRX100
Juniper SRX110
Juniper SRX1400
Juniper SRX1500
Juniper SRX210
Juniper SRX220
Juniper SRX240
Juniper SRX300
Juniper SRX320
Juniper SRX340
Juniper SRX3400
Juniper SRX345
Juniper SRX3600
Juniper SRX4100
Juniper SRX4200
Juniper SRX4600
Juniper SRX5400
Juniper SRX550
juniper srx5600
Juniper SRX5800
Juniper SRX650
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d20
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d21
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d210
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d230
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d231
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d232
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d233
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d234
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d235
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d236
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d237
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d25
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d30
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d31
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d32
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d33
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d34
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d40
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d45
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d56
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d60
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d61
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d62
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d63
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d65
Juniper Qfx5110
Juniper Qfx5200

Remedy

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 12.3R12-S13, 12.3X48-D85, 14.1X53-D51, 15.1F6-S13, 15.1R7-S5, 15.1X49-D180, 15.1X53-D238, 16.1R4-S13, 16.1R7-S5, 16.2R2-S10, 17.1R3-S1, 17.2R1-S9, 17.2R3-S2, 17.3R2-S5, 17.3R3-S5, 17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3, 18.1R3-S8, 18.2R3, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3, 18.4R2, 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R2, 19.2R1, and all subsequent releases.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-1606?

    CVE-2020-1606 is rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized file access and deletion.

  • How do I fix CVE-2020-1606?

    To fix CVE-2020-1606, update your Juniper Junos OS to the latest version available from Juniper Networks that addresses the vulnerability.

  • What products are affected by CVE-2020-1606?

    CVE-2020-1606 affects multiple versions of Juniper Networks Junos OS, including versions 12.3 to 18.4.

  • Can CVE-2020-1606 be exploited remotely?

    CVE-2020-1606 requires authenticated access, so it cannot be exploited remotely without valid credentials.

  • What kind of attack can CVE-2020-1606 facilitate?

    CVE-2020-1606 can facilitate unauthorized file reading and deletion by authenticated users with appropriate permissions.

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