{"id":"CVE-2023-36847","aliases":["EUVD-2023-40767","GHSA-c38p-r7xc-grgp"],"status":"published","title":"Junos OS: EX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files","description":"A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause limited impact to the file system integrity.\n\n\n\n\n\nWith a specific request to installAppPackage.php that doesn't require authentication an attacker is able to upload arbitrary files via J-Web, leading to a loss of \n\nintegrity\n\nfor a certain \n\npart of the file system, which may allow chaining to other vulnerabilities.\n\n\nThis issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX Series:\n\n\n\n  *  All versions prior to 20.4R3-S8;\n  *  21.1 versions 21.1R1 and later;\n  *  21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S6;\n  *  21.3 versions \n\nprior to \n\n 21.3R3-S5;\n  *  21.4 versions \n\nprior to 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