CVE-2016-1261
Junos: vulnerabilities in J-Web (CVE-2016-1261)
J-Web does not validate certain input that may lead to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issues or cause a denial of J-Web service (DoS).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
Junos: vulnerabilities in J-Web (CVE-2016-1261)
J-Web does not validate certain input that may lead to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issues or cause a denial of J-Web service (DoS).
- Record
CVE-2016-1261- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2360
7.1
J-Web does not validate certain input that may lead to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issues or cause a denial of J-Web service (DoS).
- Record
EUVD-2016-2360- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8rqf-6vv7-xmxj
8.8
J-Web does not validate certain input that may lead to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issues...
J-Web does not validate certain input that may lead to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issues or cause a denial of J-Web service (DoS).
- Record
GHSA-8rqf-6vv7-xmxj- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
J-Web does not validate certain input that may lead to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issues or cause a denial of J-Web service (DoS).
- Record
CVE-2016-1261- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1261 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Juniper Junos, published October 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.