Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the J-Web interface in Juniper…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the J-Web interface in Juniper JUNOS 8.5R1.14 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the host parameter to (1) the pinghost program, reachable through the diagnose program; or (2) the traceroute program, reachable through the diagnose program; or (3) the probe-limit parameter to the configuration program; the (4) wizard-ids or (5) pager-new-identifier parameter in a firewall-filters action to the configuration program; (6) the cos-physical-interface-name parameter in a cos-physical-interfaces-edit action to the configuration program; the (7) wizard-args or (8) wizard-ids parameter in an snmp action to the configuration program; the (9) username or (10) fullname parameter in a users action to the configuration program; or the (11) certname or (12) certbody parameter in a local-cert (aka https) action to the configuration program.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3486
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vph7-v96r-wc7m
References
More Juniper Junos vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-18638 Junos OS: EX and SRX Series: A PHP vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-01585 Out of Cycle Security Advisory: Junos OS: Security vulnerability in J-Web and web based (HTTP/HTTPS) services KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-04610 Assertion failure in ISC BIND named via TKEY queries KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-15550 Junos OS: An local attacker with shell access can execute arbitrary code KEVCVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2023-18644 Junos OS: SRX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and download arbitrary files KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2023-18640 Junos OS: EX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2009-3486 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-3486 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vph7-v96r-wc7m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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