CVE-2009-3486 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into the Juniper JUNOS J-Web interface via multiple parameters, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-3486?
CVE-2009-3486 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 30 Sep 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the J-Web interface in Juniper JUNOS 8.5R1.14 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the host parameter to (1) the pinghost program, reachable through the diagnose program; or (2) the traceroute program, reachable through the diagnose program; or (3) the probe-limit parameter to the configuration program; the (4) wizard-ids or (5) pager-new-identifier parameter in a firewall-filters action to the configuration program; (6) the cos-physical-interface-name parameter in a cos-physical-interfaces-edit action to the configuration program; the (7) wizard-args or (8) wizard-ids parameter in an snmp action to the configuration program; the (9) username or (10) fullname parameter in a users action to the configuration program; or the (11) certname or (12) certbody parameter in a local-cert (aka https) action to the configuration program.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3486?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3486?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3486 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2009-3486 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-3486 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-vph7-v96r-wc7m.