CVE-2024-21589 Paragon Active Assurance Control Center: Information disclosure vulnerability

High 7.4 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive configuration reports in Juniper Paragon Active Assurance Control Center due to improper access control.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-21589?

CVE-2024-21589 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Juniper Networks Paragon Active Assurance, published on 12 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the Juniper Networks Paragon Active Assurance Control Center allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to access reports without authenticating, potentially containing sensitive configuration information.

A feature was introduced in version 3.1.0 of the Paragon Active Assurance Control Center which allows users to selectively share account data. By exploiting this vulnerability, it is possible to access reports without being logged in, resulting in the opportunity for malicious exfiltration of user data.

Note that the Paragon Active Assurance Control Center SaaS offering is not affected by this issue.

This issue affects Juniper Networks Paragon Active Assurance versions 3.1.0, 3.2.0, 3.2.2, 3.3.0, 3.3.1, 3.4.0.

This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Paragon Active Assurance versions earlier than 3.1.0.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21589?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Juniper Paragon Active Assurance Control Center.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-21589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c9hp-xj9x-p4wm.

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