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CVE-2018-0025: Junos OS: SRX Series: Credentials exposed when using HTTP and HTTPS Firewall Pass-through User Authentication
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2018-07-11 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-300
Description
When an SRX Series device is configured to use HTTP/HTTPS pass-through authentication services, a client sending authentication credentials in the initial HTTP/HTTPS session is at risk that these credentials may be captured during follow-on HTTP/HTTPS requests by a malicious actor through a man-in-the-middle attack or by authentic servers subverted by malicious actors. FTP, and Telnet pass-through authentication services are not affected. Affected releases are Juniper Networks SRX Series: 12.1X46 versions prior to 12.1X46-D67 on SRX Series; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D25 on SRX Series; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D35 on SRX Series.
Affected products
- Juniper Junos OS: 12.1x46, 12.1x46-d10, 12.1x46-d15, 12.1x46-d20, 12.1x46-d25, 12.1x46-d30 (+16)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104719
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041316
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10858
- https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/concept/firewall-user-authentication-pass-through-understanding.html
- https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/example/firewall-user-authentication-pass-through-configuring-cli.html
- https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/example/security-https-traffic-to-trigger-pass-through-authentication-configuring.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104719
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041316
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10858
- https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/concept/firewall-user-authentication-pass-through-understanding.html
- https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/example/firewall-user-authentication-pass-through-configuring-cli.html
- https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/example/security-https-traffic-to-trigger-pass-through-authentication-configuring.html
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