CVE-2021-0232 Paragon Active Assurance: Authentication bypass vulnerability in Control Center

High 7.4 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication to mimic Test Agents, accessing configuration data and causing denial of service in Juniper Paragon Active Assurance.

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-2021-0232?

CVE-2021-0232 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 22 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Juniper Networks Paragon Active Assurance Control Center may allow an attacker with specific information about the deployment to mimic an already registered Test Agent and access its configuration including associated inventory details. If the issue occurs, the affected Test Agent will not be able to connect to the Control Center. This issue affects Juniper Networks Paragon Active Assurance Control Center All versions prior to 2.35.6; 2.36 versions prior to 2.36.2.

Weakness: CWE-290, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0232?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Juniper Paragon Active Assurance Control Center.

How do I fix CVE-2021-0232?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-0232 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-2021-0232 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0232 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-g9rq-p8h7-mcj8.

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