CVE-2021-0278: Junos OS: J-Web allows a locally authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges to root.
First published: Thu Jul 15 2021(Updated: )
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a locally authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges to root over the target device. junos:18.3R3-S5 junos:18.4R3-S9 junos:19.1R3-S6 junos:19.3R2-S6 junos:19.3R3-S3 junos:19.4R1-S4 junos:19.4R3-S4 junos:20.1R2-S2 junos:20.1R3 junos:20.2R3-S1 junos:20.3X75-D20 junos:20.3X75-D30 junos:20.4R2-S1 junos:20.4R3 junos:21.1R1-S1 junos:21.1R2 junos:21.2R1 junos:21.3R1 This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 19.3 versions 19.3R1 and above prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S5; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S2; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.3R1.
Credit: sirt@juniper.net
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.3-r1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.3-r1-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.3-r2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.3-r2-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.3-r2-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.3-r2-s3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.3-r2-s4 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.3-r2-s5 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.3-r3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.3-r3-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.3-r3-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r1-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r1-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r1-s3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r2-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r2-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r2-s3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r3-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r3-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r3-s3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =19.4-r3-s4 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r1-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r1-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r1-s3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r1-s4 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r2-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.1-r3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r1-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r1-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r1-s3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r2-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r2-s2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r2-s3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r3 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.2-r3-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.3-r1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.3-r1-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.3-r2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.3-r2-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.4-r1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.4-r1-s1 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =20.4-r2 | |
| Juniper JUNOS | =21.1-r1 |
Remedy
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3, 19.4R3-S5, 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1, 20.2R3-S2, 20.3R3, 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R3, 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2, 21.2R1, and all subsequent releases. In addition to the above fixed releases, for the following not-affected releases additional security enhancements were included in Junos OS 18.3R3-S5, 18.4R3-S9, 19.1R3-S6 as a result of resolving this issue.
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