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CVE-2023-36851

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
0.01091
Risk score
46.58
CISA KEV
Yes
PoC
No
Published
2023-09-26
Modified
2025-10-21
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2023-40771, GHSA-792V-3CGW-26XQ
Products
Juniper Networks:Junos OS 21.2 <21.2R3-S8, Juniper Networks:Junos OS 21.4 <21.4R3-S6, Juniper Networks:Junos OS 22.1 <22.1R3-S5, Juniper Networks:Junos OS 22.2 <22.2R3-S3, Juniper Networks:Junos OS 22.3 <22.3R3-S2, Juniper Networks:Junos OS 22.4 <22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3, Juniper Networks:Junos OS 23.2 <23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2, Juniper:Junos OS
Sources
euvd EUVD-2023-40771
cisa.gov CVE-2023-36851

Description

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 webauth_operation.php that doesn't require authentication, an attacker is able to upload and download arbitrary files via J-Web, leading to a loss of integrity or confidentiality, which may allow chaining to other vulnerabilities. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series: * 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S8; * 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S6; * 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S5; * 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S3; * 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3-S2; * 22.4 versions prior to 22,4R2-S2, 22.4R3; * 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2.

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