CVE-2024-2973 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA83126 https://support.juniper.net/support/eol/software/ssr/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

10.0