CVE-2017-2305 Privilege escalation in Junos Space
Readonly users can create privileged accounts in Junos Space due to insufficient authorization checks, enabling privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-2305?
CVE-2017-2305 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos Space, published on 30 May 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On Juniper Networks Junos Space versions prior to 16.1R1, due to an insufficient authorization check, readonly users on the Junos Space administrative web interface can create privileged users, allowing privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2305?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos Space.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2305?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2305 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-2305 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2305 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Junos Space
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2xcj-24q6-g2ch.