CVE-2023-28963: Junos OS: User-controlled input vulnerability in J-Web

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-04-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

An Improper Authentication vulnerability in cert-mgmt.php, used by the J-Web component of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to read arbitrary files from temporary folders on the device. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: All versions prior to 19.1R3-S10; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S7; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S8; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S11; 20.1 version 20.1R1 and later versions; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S7; 20.3 version 20.3R1 and later versions; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S6; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S5; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S4; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S3; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S1; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R2-S1, 22.2R3; 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R1-S2, 22.3R2.

Affected products

Juniper Junos OS: before 19.4; 19.4, 19.4-r1, 19.4-r1-s1, 19.4-r1-s2, 19.4-r1-s3, 19.4-r1-s4 (+131) — fixed in 19.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Juniper Junos OS 19.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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