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TI-2021-00165 Aliases CVE-2021-0231GHSA-xg3m-83f6-pq94

Junos OS: SRX, vSRX Series: J-Web Path traversal vulnerability in SRX and vSRX Series leads to information disclosure.

Priority LOW 31CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A path traversal vulnerability in the Juniper Networks SRX and vSRX Series may allow an authenticated J-web user to read sensitive system files. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX and vSRX Series: 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S1; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R1-S3, 20.2R2; This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.3R1.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01232 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Junos OS (Juniper Networks): 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S1, 19.4R2-S4 +5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JuniperJunos OS19.3 to before 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S1; 19.4 to before 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3; 20.1 to before 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2; 20.2 to before 20.2R1-S3, 20.2R219.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S1, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3, 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2, 20.2R1-S3, 20.2R2Patch availableCNA
JuniperJunos OS——No fix listedCNA
  • Junos OS VendorJuniper Affected 19.3 to before 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S1; 19.4 to before 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3; 20.1 to before 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2; 20.2 to before 20.2R1-S3, 20.2R2 Fixed in 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S1, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3, 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2, 20.2R1-S3, 20.2R2 Patch available CNA
  • Junos OS VendorJuniper Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 38

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*19.3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*19.3 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*19.3 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*19.3 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*19.3 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*19.3 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*19.3 r2-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*19.3 r2-s4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*19.3 r2-s5VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*19.3 r3VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.3 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.3 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.3 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.3 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.3 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.3 r2-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.3 r2-s4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.3 r2-s5 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.3 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
Show 28 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*19.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*19.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*19.4 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*19.4 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*19.4 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*19.4 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*19.4 r2-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.1 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.1 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.1 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.1:r1-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*20.1 r1-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.2 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.2 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.2 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:a:juniper:vsrx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx1500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx320:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx345:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx380:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx4100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx4200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx4600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx5400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx550:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx5600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx5800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.4 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.4 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.4 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.4 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.4 r2-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.1 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.1 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.1 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.1:r1-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.1 r1-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.2 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.2 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.2 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:a:juniper:vsrx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx1500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx320:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx345:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx380:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx4100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx4200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx4600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx5400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx550:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx5600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx5800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Junos OS (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S1, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3, 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2, 20.2R1-S3, 20.2R2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Juniper Networks Junos OS 19.3R1

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-00198 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Juniper Junos OSPriority LOW 35
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-0231
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xg3m-83f6-pq94

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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