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CVE-2019-0047· NVD / CVE Program· CNA juniper

Junos OS: Persistent XSS vulnerability in J-Web

A persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Junos OS J-Web interface may allow remote unauthenticated attackers to perform administrative actions on the Junos device. Successful exploitation requires a Junos administrator to first perform certain diagnostic actions on J-Web. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.1X46 versions prior to 12.1X46-D86; 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S13; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D80; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D51; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1F6-S13, 15.1R7-S4; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D171, 15.1X49-D180; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D497, 15.1X53-D69; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R7-S5; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S9; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R3; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S8, 17.2R2-S7, 17.2R3-S1; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S6; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S7, 17.4R2-S4, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S5; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R1-S5, 18.2R2-S3, 18.2R3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S3, 18.3R2, 18.3R3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S2, 18.4R2.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Oct 9, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.6% · 74th percentile
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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.6%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.8
CNA · juniper
8.8
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Affected systems

VendorProduct
juniperjunos

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • juniper junos12.1x46
  • juniper junos12.3
  • juniper junos12.3x48
  • juniper junos14.1x53
  • juniper junos15.1
  • juniper junos15.1x49
  • juniper junos15.1x53
  • juniper junos16.1
  • juniper junos16.2
  • juniper junos17.1
  • juniper junos17.2
  • juniper junos17.3
  • juniper junos17.4
  • juniper junos18.1
  • juniper junos18.2
  • juniper junos18.3
  • juniper junos18.4

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (juniper). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Juniper Networks Junos OS

    • 12.1X46 and later · before 12.1X46-D86affected
    • 12.3 and later · before 12.3R12-S13affected
    • 12.3X48 and later · before 12.3X48-D80affected
    • 14.1X53 and later · before 14.1X53-D51affected
    • 15.1 and later · before 15.1F6-S13, 15.1R7-S4affected
    • 15.1X49 and later · before 15.1X49-D171, 15.1X49-D180affected
    • 15.1X53 and later · before 15.1X53-D497, 15.1X53-D69affected
    • 16.1 and later · before 16.1R7-S5affected
    • 16.2 and later · before 16.2R2-S9affected
    • 17.1 and later · before 17.1R3affected

Same product

juniper: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-36845Junos OS: EX and SRX Series: A PHP vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated to control an important environment variableKEV
    98Now
  • CVE-2023-36846Junos OS: SRX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary filesKEV
    79This week
  • CVE-2023-36844Junos OS: EX Series: A PHP vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to control important environment variablesKEV
    78This week
  • CVE-2023-36847Junos OS: EX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary filesKEV
    76This week
  • CVE-2020-1631Out of Cycle Security Advisory: Junos OS: Security vulnerability in J-Web and web based (HTTP/HTTPS) servicesKEV
    70This week
  • CVE-2025-21590Junos OS: An local attacker with shell access can execute arbitrary codeKEV
    57Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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