Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-0069 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in Juniper Junos
Summary
On EX4600, QFX5100 Series, NFX Series, QFX10K Series, QFX5110, QFX5200 Series, QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series, vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000 Series, vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000, QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series, 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. This issue affects ACX, NFX, SRX, EX and QFX platforms with the Linux Host OS architecture, it does not affect other SRX and EX platforms that do not use the Linux Host OS architecture. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D110 on vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D234 on QFX5110, QFX5200 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D68 on QFX10K Series; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S8, 17.1R3, on QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3 on QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2 on vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000, QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D47 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 16.1R7 versions prior to 16.1R7 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S10, 17.1R3 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D496 on NFX Series, 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3-S1 on NFX Series; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S4 on NFX Series; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S4, 17.4R3 on NFX Series, 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S4 on NFX Series; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S3, 18.2R3 on NFX Series; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S3, 18.3R2 on NFX Series; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S1, 18.4R2 on NFX Series.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 128 | |
| Hardware | 11 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Session Sidejacking Session sidejacking takes advantage of an unencrypted communication channel between a victim and target system. The attacker sniffs traffic on a network looking for session tokens in unencrypted traffic. Once a session token is captured, the attacker performs malicious actions by using the stolen token with the targeted application to impersonate the victim. This attack is a specific method of session hijacking, which is exploiting a valid session token to gain unauthorized access to a target system or information. Other methods to perform a session hijacking are session fixation, cross-site scripting, or compromising a user or server machine and stealing the session token.
- Footprinting An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
- Harvesting Usernames or UserIDs via Application API Event Monitoring An attacker hosts an event within an application framework and then monitors the data exchanged during the course of the event for the purpose of harvesting any important data leaked during the transactions. One example could be harvesting lists of usernames or userIDs for the purpose of sending spam messages to those users. One example of this type of attack involves the attacker creating an event within the sub-application. Assume the attacker hosts a "virtual sale" of rare items. As other users enter the event, the attacker records via MITM proxy the user_ids and usernames of everyone who attends. The attacker would then be able to spam those users within the application using an automated script.
- Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content An attacker exploits the underlying complexity of a data structure that allows for both signed and unsigned content, to cause unsigned data to be processed as though it were signed data.
- Passively Sniff and Capture Application Code Bound for Authorized Client Attackers can capture application code bound for the client and can use it, as-is or through reverse-engineering, to glean sensitive information or exploit the trust relationship between the client and server. Such code may belong to a dynamic update to the client, a patch being applied to a client component or any such interaction where the client is authorized to communicate with the server.
Nessus
| NASL family | Junos Local Security Checks |
| NASL id | JUNIPER_JSA10969.NASL |
| 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. |
| last seen | 2020-06-10 |
| modified | 2019-11-01 |
| plugin id | 130459 |
| published | 2019-11-01 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/130459 |
| title | Junos OS: Clear Text Authentication Credentials (JSA10969) |