Vulnerability · Published Oct 19, 2021 · Assigned by juniper

CVE-2021-31386Junos OS: When using J-Web with HTTP an attacker may retrieve encryption keys via Person-in-the-Middle attacks.

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Junos OS from Juniper Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in the J-Web HTTP service of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform Person-in-the-Middle (PitM) attacks against the device. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S20; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S11; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S6; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R3-S10; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S7; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S4; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S4; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S6; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S1; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3 – before 12.3R12-S2015.1 – before 15.1R7-S1118.3 – before 18.3R3-S618.4 – before 18.4R3-S1019.1 – before 19.1R3-S719.2 – before 19.2R3-S419.3 – before 19.3R3-S419.4 – before 19.4R3-S6

Weakness: CWE-311, CWE-325, CWE-693, CWE-300 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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