CVE-2022-22244 Junos OS: Unauthenticated XPath Injection vulnerability in J-Web
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit XPath injection in J-Web to cause partial loss of confidentiality via crafted POST requests.
- 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-2022-22244?
CVE-2022-22244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 18 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An XPath Injection vulnerability in the J-Web component of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated attacker sending a crafted POST to reach the XPath channel, which may allow chaining to other unspecified vulnerabilities, leading to a partial loss of confidentiality. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: all versions prior to 19.1R3-S9; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S6; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S7; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S9; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S5; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S5; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S5; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S4; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S1; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R1-S2, 21.4R2; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R1-S1, 22.1R2.
Weakness: CWE-91
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22244?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22244?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-22244 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22244 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Junos
- CVE-2023-36845 Juniper Junos OS EX Series and SRX Series PHP External Variable Modification
- CVE-2020-1631 Juniper Junos OS Path Traversal
- CVE-2025-21590 Juniper Junos OS Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization
- CVE-2023-36851 Juniper Junos OS SRX Series Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2023-36844 Juniper Junos OS EX Series PHP External Variable Modification
Sources
Also known as GHSA-859w-5cj3-3ph9.