CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-2973

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Published: Jun 27, 2024 | Modified: Jun 27, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

Potential Mitigations

References