Security Vulnerability CVE-2023-36846 - Complete Analysis and Details
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CVE-2023-36846

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National Vulnerability Database Information

Description: A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause limited impact to the file system integrity. With a specific request to user.php that doesn't require authentication an attacker is able to upload arbitrary files via J-Web, leading to a loss of integrity for a certain  part of the file system, which may allow chaining to other vulnerabilities. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series: * All versions prior to 20.4R3-S8; * 21.1 versions 21.1R1 and later; * 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S6; * 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S5; * 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S5; * 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S3; * 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S2; * 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3; * 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R2-S1, 22.4R3.

CVSS Base Score: 5.3 (v3.1)

The **CVSS Base Score** is a score from **0 to 10** that represents the intrinsic severity of a vulnerability. A higher score indicates greater severity.

Value
0.02.55.07.510.0
Published on: 08/17/2023 20:15:10
Last modified: 10/24/2025 16:43:49
NIST: CVE source from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

CVSS Metrics Details

  • Base Severity: MEDIUM
  • Vector String: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: NONE

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Database CWE: v4.18

CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function ↗

The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

Fonte: MITRE CWE


FIRST Information

EPSS Score: 0.9428

The **EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)** is a score from **0 to 1** that indicates the **probability** that a vulnerability will be exploited in the real world in the next 30 days. A higher value indicates a greater likelihood of exploitation.

Value
0.00.250.50.751.0

Percentile: 0.9993

The **Percentile** indicates how much higher this vulnerability's EPSS score is compared to all other vulnerabilities in the EPSS database. For example, a percentile of 0.90 (90%) means that 90% of vulnerabilities have an EPSS score equal to or lower than the current one.

Value
0.00.250.50.751.0

*Data updated as of: 2025-12-20


CISA Information (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

The **CISA KEV Catalog** lists vulnerabilities that have been **actively exploited in the real world**. If a CVE is present in this catalog, it indicates that the threat is immediate and mitigation should be a top priority.

CVE **CVE-2023-36846** **IS PRESENT** in the CISA KEV Catalog!

  • Vulnerability Name: Juniper Junos OS SRX Series Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
  • Short Description: Juniper Junos OS on SRX Series contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause limited impact to the file system integrity. With a specific request to user.php that doesn't require authentication, an attacker is able to upload arbitrary files via J-Web, leading to a loss of integrity for a certain part of the file system, which may allow chaining to other vulnerabilities.
  • Date Added to KEV: 11/13/2023
  • Vendor/Product: Juniper / Junos OS
  • Required Action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
  • Due Date: 11/17/2023

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NVD References

Exploit PoC from GitHub

  • r3dcl1ff/CVE-2023-36844_Juniper_RCE: A Proof of Concept for chaining the CVEs [CVE-2023-36844, CVE-2023-36845, CVE-2023-36846, CVE-2023-36847] to achieve Remote Code Execution (phpinfo) in Juniper JunOS within SRX and EX Series products.Modified from original exploit developed by @watchTowr .
  • Chocapikk/CVE-2023-36846: Remote Code Execution on Junos OS CVE-2023-36846
  • iveresk/CVE-2023-36845-6-: CVE-2023-36845 и CVE-2023-36846 Juniper Junos OS J-Web RCE