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Junos OS: Clear Text Authentication Credentials (JSA10969)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 130459

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the remote Juniper Junos device is affected by a vulnerability which is when the user uses console management port to authenticate, the credentials used during device authentication are written to a log file in clear text.
This issue does not affect users that are logging-in using telnet, SSH or J-web to the management IP as referenced in the JSA10969 advisory.

Solution

Apply the relevant Junos software release referenced in Juniper advisory JSA10969.

See Also

https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10969

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 130459

File Name: juniper_jsa10969.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Published: 11/1/2019

Updated: 1/28/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-0069

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:juniper:junos

Required KB Items: Host/Juniper/model, Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/9/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/9/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-0069

IAVA: 2019-A-0404

JSA: JSA10969