CVE-2018-0059 ScreenOS: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Remote authenticated users can inject scripts into the ScreenOS GUI to steal credentials and trick administrators into performing unauthorized actions.
- 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-2018-0059?
CVE-2018-0059 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Juniper Networks ScreenOS, published on 10 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the graphical user interface of ScreenOS may allow a remote authenticated user to inject web script or HTML and steal sensitive data and credentials from a web administration session, possibly tricking a follow-on administrative user to perform administrative actions on the device. Affected releases are Juniper Networks ScreenOS 6.3.0 versions prior to 6.3.0r26.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0059?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Netscreen Screenos.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0059?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0059 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-2018-0059 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0059 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Networks ScreenOS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rxwg-m244-vxc3.