CVE-2020-1677
Juniper Networks Mist Cloud UI: SAML authentication attribute elements handling vulnerability.
When SAML authentication is enabled, Juniper Networks Mist Cloud UI might incorrectly handle child elements in SAML responses, allowing a remote attacker to modify a valid SAML response without invalidating its cryptographic signature to bypass SAML authentication security controls. This issue affects all Juniper Networks Mist Cloud UI versions prior to September 2 2020.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Juniper Networks Mist Cloud UI: SAML authentication attribute elements handling vulnerability.
When SAML authentication is enabled, Juniper Networks Mist Cloud UI might incorrectly handle child elements in SAML responses, allowing a remote attacker to modify a valid SAML response without invalidating its cryptographic signature to bypass SAML authentication security controls. This issue affects all Juniper Networks Mist Cloud UI versions prior to September 2 2020.
- Record
CVE-2020-1677- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12539
When SAML authentication is enabled, Juniper Networks Mist Cloud UI might incorrectly handle child elements in SAML responses, allowing a remote attacker to modify a valid SAML response without invalidating its cryptographic signature to bypass SAML authentication security controls. This issue affects all Juniper Networks Mist Cloud UI versions prior to September 2 2020.
- Record
EUVD-2020-12539- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wx4h-wgr2-66h2 No score
When SAML authentication is enabled, Juniper Networks Mist Cloud UI might incorrectly handle...
When SAML authentication is enabled, Juniper Networks Mist Cloud UI might incorrectly handle child elements in SAML responses, allowing a remote attacker to modify a valid SAML response without invalidating its cryptographic signature to bypass SAML authentication security controls. This issue affects all Juniper Networks Mist Cloud UI versions prior to September 2 2020.
- Record
GHSA-wx4h-wgr2-66h2- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
When SAML authentication is enabled, Juniper Networks Mist Cloud UI might incorrectly handle child elements in SAML responses, allowing a remote attacker to modify a valid SAML response without invalidating its cryptographic signature to bypass SAML authentication security controls. This issue affects all Juniper Networks Mist Cloud UI versions prior to September 2 2020.
- Record
CVE-2020-1677- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-1677 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Juniper Mist Cloud Ui, published October 16, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.