CVE-2024-2973criticalCWE-288

CVE-2024-2973: critical vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router

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

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28Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 10epss 1.1%
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.
CVSS: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:Red
Affected products
Juniper Networks · Session Smart ConductorJuniper Networks · Session Smart RouterJuniper Networks · WAN Assurance Router
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