Exploited
medium
5.3
CWE
306
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2023-36851: Junos OS: SRX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and download arbitrary files

First published: Tue Sep 26 2023(Updated: )

A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause limited impact to the file system integrity. With a specific request to webauth_operation.php that doesn't require authentication, an attacker is able to upload and download arbitrary files via J-Web, leading to a loss of integrity or confidentiality, which may allow chaining to other vulnerabilities. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series: * 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S8; * 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S6; * 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S5; * 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S3; * 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3-S2; * 22.4 versions prior to 22,4R2-S2, 22.4R3; * 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2.

Credit: sirt@juniper.net sirt@juniper.net sirt@juniper.net

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Juniper Junos
Juniper JUNOS
Juniper SRX Series
Juniper Networks EX-Series
All of
Any of
Junos OS Evolved=21.2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r1
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s5
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s6
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s7
Junos OS Evolved=21.4
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r1
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r2
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s5
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r1
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r2
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r3
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r1
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r2
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r3
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r1
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r2
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r3
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r1
Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r2
Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=23.2-r1
Junos OS Evolved=23.2-r1-s1
Any of
Juniper EX2200-C
Juniper EX2200
Juniper EX2200
Juniper EX2300-24T
Juniper EX2300 Multigigabit
Juniper EX2300-24P
Juniper EX2300-24T
Juniper EX2300-48MP
Juniper EX2300-48P
Juniper EX2300-48T
Juniper EX2300-C
Juniper EX2300
Juniper EX3200
Juniper EX3300-VX
Juniper EX3300-VX
Juniper EX3400
Juniper EX Series
Juniper EX4200
Juniper EX4300-24T
Juniper EX4300-24P
Juniper EX4300
Juniper EX4300-24T-S
Juniper EX4300
Juniper EX4300-32F-S
Juniper EX4300
Juniper EX4300-32F-S
Juniper EX4300-48MP
Juniper EX4300-48MP-S
Juniper EX4300-48P
Juniper EX4300-48P
Juniper EX4300-48T-AFI
Juniper EX4300-48TAFI
Juniper EX4300-48TDC
Juniper EX4300-48TDC-AFI
Juniper EX4300-48T-S
Juniper EX4300
Juniper EX4300 Multigigabit
Juniper EX4300-48T-DC-AFI
Juniper EX4300
Juniper EX4300
Juniper EX4300
Juniper EX4400-24X
juniper ex4500-vc
Juniper EX4500
Juniper EX Series
Juniper EX4550
Juniper EX4550
Juniper EX4600
Juniper EX4600
Juniper EX4650
Juniper EX6200
Juniper EX Series
Juniper EX Series
Juniper EX8200
Juniper EX8208
Juniper EX Series
Juniper EX9200
Juniper EX Series
Juniper EX9208
Juniper EX9214
Juniper EX9250
Juniper EX9251
Juniper EX9253
Juniper SRX100
Juniper SRX110
Juniper SRX1400
Juniper SRX1500
Juniper SRX210
Juniper SRX220
Juniper SRX240
Juniper SRX240H2
Juniper SRX240M
Juniper SRX300
Juniper SRX320
Juniper SRX340
Juniper SRX3400
Juniper SRX345
Juniper SRX3600
Juniper SRX380
Juniper SRX4000
Juniper SRX4100
Juniper SRX4200
Juniper SRX4600
Junos OS SRX 5000 Series
Juniper SRX5400
Juniper SRX550
Juniper SRX550
Juniper SRX550
Juniper SRX5600
Juniper SRX5800
Juniper SRX650
Junos OS Evolved<20.4
Junos OS Evolved=20.4
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r1
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r2
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3-s5
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3-s6
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3-s7
Junos OS Evolved=20.4-r3-s8
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r1
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r2
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r3
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=21.1-r3-s5
Junos OS Evolved=21.2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r1
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s5
Junos OS Evolved=21.2-r3-s6
Junos OS Evolved=21.3
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r1
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r2
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r3
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=21.3-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=21.4
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r1
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r2
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s4
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r1
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r2
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r3
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r3-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.1-r3-s3
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r1
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r2
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r2-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r3
Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r3-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r1
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r2
Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r2-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r1
Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r1-s1
Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r1-s2
Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r2
Junos OS Evolved=23.2-r1
Juniper EX2200-C
Juniper EX2200
Juniper EX2200
Juniper EX2300-24T
Juniper EX2300 Multigigabit
Juniper EX2300-24P
Juniper EX2300-24T
Juniper EX2300-48MP
Juniper EX2300-48P
Juniper EX2300-48T
Juniper EX2300-C
Juniper EX2300
Juniper EX3200
Juniper EX3300-VX
Juniper EX3300-VX
Juniper EX3400
Juniper EX Series
Juniper EX4200
Juniper EX4300-24T
Juniper EX4300-24P
Juniper EX4300
Juniper EX4300-24T-S
Juniper EX4300
Juniper EX4300-32F-S
Juniper EX4300
Juniper EX4300-32F-S
Juniper EX4300-48MP
Juniper EX4300-48MP-S
Juniper EX4300-48P
Juniper EX4300-48P
Juniper EX4300-48T-AFI
Juniper EX4300-48TAFI
Juniper EX4300-48TDC
Juniper EX4300-48TDC-AFI
Juniper EX4300-48T-S
Juniper EX4300
Juniper EX4300 Multigigabit
Juniper EX4300-48T-DC-AFI
Juniper EX4300
Juniper EX4300
Juniper EX4300
Juniper EX4400-24X
juniper ex4500-vc
Juniper EX4500
Juniper EX Series
Juniper EX4550
Juniper EX4550
Juniper EX4600
Juniper EX4600
Juniper EX4650
Juniper EX6200
Juniper EX Series
Juniper EX Series
Juniper EX8200
Juniper EX8208
Juniper EX Series
Juniper EX9200
Juniper EX Series
Juniper EX9208
Juniper EX9214
Juniper EX9250
Juniper EX9251
Juniper EX9253
Juniper SRX100
Juniper SRX110
Juniper SRX1400
Juniper SRX1500
Juniper SRX210
Juniper SRX220
Juniper SRX240
Juniper SRX240H2
Juniper SRX240M
Juniper SRX300
Juniper SRX320
Juniper SRX340
Juniper SRX3400
Juniper SRX345
Juniper SRX3600
Juniper SRX380
Juniper SRX4000
Juniper SRX4100
Juniper SRX4200
Juniper SRX4600
Junos OS SRX 5000 Series
Juniper SRX5400
Juniper SRX550
Juniper SRX550
Juniper SRX550
Juniper SRX5600
Juniper SRX5800
Juniper SRX650

Remedy

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Remedy

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 21.2R3-S8*, 21.4R3-S6*, 22.1R3-S5*, 22.2R3-S3*, 22.3R3-S2*, 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3*, 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2*, 23.4R1, and all subsequent releases. *Pending Publication

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-36851?

    CVE-2023-36851 has a moderate severity rating, as it allows unauthorized access to critical functions with limited impact on the file system integrity.

  • How do I fix CVE-2023-36851?

    To address CVE-2023-36851, apply the recommended patches provided by Juniper Networks for affected versions of Junos OS.

  • Which Junos OS versions are affected by CVE-2023-36851?

    CVE-2023-36851 affects Junos OS versions 20.4 through 22.4 and specific releases within that range.

  • What products are impacted by CVE-2023-36851?

    CVE-2023-36851 impacts Juniper SRX Series devices and Junos OS running on various supported platforms.

  • Can CVE-2023-36851 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2023-36851 can be exploited by an unauthenticated, remote attacker.

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