CVE-2024-2973

Session Smart Router(SSR): On redundant router deployments API authentication can be bypassed

State
Published
Severity
10.0 Critical
Published
Jun 27, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Reserved
Mar 26, 2024

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Description

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router or conductor running with a redundant peer allows a network based attacker to bypass authentication and take full control of the device. Only routers or conductors that are running in high-availability redundant configurations are affected by this vulnerability.

No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.

This issue affects:

Session Smart Router:

* All versions before 5.6.15,  * from 6.0 before 6.1.9-lts,  * from 6.2 before 6.2.5-sts.

Session Smart Conductor:

* All versions before 5.6.15,  * from 6.0 before 6.1.9-lts,  * from 6.2 before 6.2.5-sts.

WAN Assurance Router:

* 6.0 versions before 6.1.9-lts,  * 6.2 versions before 6.2.5-sts.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.010.0 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:Y/V:C/RE:M/U:Redjuniper
3.110.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hjuniper

Weaknesses

  • CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Session Smart RouterJuniper Networks
  • before 5.6.15Affected
  • 6.0 to before 6.1.9-ltsAffected
  • 6.2 to before 6.2.5-stsAffected
Session Smart ConductorJuniper Networks
  • before 5.6.15Affected
  • 6.0 to before 6.1.9-ltsAffected
  • 6.2 to before 6.2.5-stsAffected
WAN Assurance RouterJuniper Networks
  • 6.0 to before 6.1.9-ltsAffected
  • 6.2 to before 6.2.5-stsAffected

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