CVE-2024-2973 Session Smart Router(SSR): On redundant router deployments API authentication can be bypassed
Attackers can bypass authentication and take full control of Juniper Session Smart Routers configured in redundant high-availability modes.
- 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-2024-2973?
CVE-2024-2973 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart Conductor, published on 27 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router or conductor running with a redundant peer allows a network based attacker to bypass authentication and take full control of the device. Only routers or conductors that are running in high-availability redundant configurations are affected by this vulnerability.
No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.
This issue affects:
Session Smart Router:
* All versions before 5.6.15, * from 6.0 before 6.1.9-lts, * from 6.2 before 6.2.5-sts.
Session Smart Conductor:
* All versions before 5.6.15, * from 6.0 before 6.1.9-lts, * from 6.2 before 6.2.5-sts.
WAN Assurance Router:
* 6.0 versions before 6.1.9-lts, * 6.2 versions before 6.2.5-sts.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2973?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2973?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2973 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-2024-2973 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2973 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jcwm-g9h6-hf43.