CVE-2016-4923 json
Junos J-Web: Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
published 2017-10-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-5898
- cvss
- 8.0
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Insufficient cross site scripting protection in J-Web component in Juniper Networks Junos OS may potentially allow a remote unauthenticated user to inject web script or HTML and steal sensitive data and credentials from a J-Web session and to perform administrative actions on the Junos device. Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 11.4 prior to 11.4R13-S3; 12.1X44 prior to 12.1X44-D60; 12.1X46 prior to 12.1X46-D40; 12.1X47 prior to 12.1X47-D30; 12.3 prior to 12.3R11; 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D20; 13.2X51 prior to 13.2X51-D39, 13.2X51-D40; 13.3 prior to 13.3R9; 14.1 prior to 14.1R6; 14.2 prior to 14.2R6; 15.1 prior to 15.1R3; 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D20; 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D57.
Exploit prediction
1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Juniper Networks Junos OS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
kb.juniper.net
/JSA10764
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/93529
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-4923
- NVD CVE-2016-4923
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