CVE-2020-1616 JATP Series: JATP Is susceptible to slow brute force attacks on the SSH service.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass SSH login attempt limits to perform brute-force password attacks on Juniper JATP devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1616?
CVE-2020-1616 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Juniper Networks JATP, published on 8 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Due to insufficient server-side login attempt limit enforcement, a vulnerability in the SSH login service of Juniper Networks Juniper Advanced Threat Prevention (JATP) Series and Virtual JATP (vJATP) devices allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform multiple login attempts in excess of the configured login attempt limit. Successful exploitation will allow the attacker to perform brute-force password attacks on the SSH service. This issue affects: Juniper Networks JATP and vJATP versions prior to 5.0.6.0.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1616?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Juniper Advanced Threat Protection, Juniper Virtual Advanced Threat Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1616?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2020-1616 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1616 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7vpp-24rh-p2mv.