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Relative Path Traversal

CVE-2022-22245

Severity Medium
Score 4.3/10

Summary

A Path Traversal vulnerability in the J-Web component of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an authenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files to the device by bypassing validation checks built into Junos OS. The attacker should not be able to execute the file due to validation checks built into Junos OS. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to loss of filesystem integrity. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: all versions prior to 19.1R3-S9; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S6; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S7; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S9; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S5; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S5; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S5; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S4; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S2; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S1; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R2-S2, 21.3R3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R1-S2, 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R1-S1, 22.1R2.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-23 - Relative Path Traversal

The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published