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medium 5.3

CVE-2023-36846 kev in the critical feed json

Junos OS: SRX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files

published 2023-08-17 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-40766

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2023-11-13
epss
93.5%
EPSS 93.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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 user.php that doesn't require authentication an attacker is able to upload arbitrary files via J-Web, leading to a loss of

integrity

for a certain

part of the file system, which may allow chaining to other vulnerabilities.

This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series:

* All versions prior to 20.4R3-S8; * 21.1 versions 21.1R1 and later; * 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S6; * 21.3 versions

prior to

21.3R3-S5; * 21.4 versions

prior to

21.4R3-S5; * 22.1 versions

prior to

22.1R3-S3; * 22.2 versions

prior to

22.2R3-S2; * 22.3 versions

prior to

22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3; * 22.4 versions

prior to

22.4R2-S1, 22.4R3.

Patch / fix

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

  • Juniper Networks Junos OS 20.4R3-S8, 21.2R3-S6, 21.3R3-S5, 21.4R3-S5, 22.1R3-S3, 22.2R3-S2, 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3, 22.4R2-S1, 22.4R3

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. CISA SSVC: exploitation active
  4. CISA patch deadline

Known exploited

Added
2 y ago
Patch by
2023-11-17 (2 y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor, product
Juniper, Junos OS
CISA name
Juniper Junos OS SRX Series Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability

ATT&CK techniques

How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

  • T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application exploitation
  • T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter primary impact

kev release 2025-07-28, att&ck v16.1. KEV to ATT&CK mappings by the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense (Mappings Explorer, Apache-2.0). © 2026 The MITRE Corporation. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of The MITRE Corporation. Terms of use

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

93.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • Juniper Networks Junos OS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.