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TI-2024-02780 Aliases CVE-2024-2973GHSA-jcwm-g9h6-hf43

Session Smart Router(SSR): On redundant router deployments API authentication can be bypassed

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-288Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.

Summary

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router or conductor running with a redundant peer allows a network based attacker to bypass authentication and take full control of the device. Only routers or conductors that are running in high-availability redundant configurations are affected by this vulnerability. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue. This issue affects: Session Smart Router:  * All versions before 5.6.15,  * from 6.0 before 6.1.9-lts,  * from 6.2 before 6.2.5-sts. Session Smart Conductor:  * All versions before 5.6.15,  * from 6.0 before 6.1.9-lts,  * from 6.2 before 6.2.5-sts.  WAN Assurance Router:  * 6.0 versions before 6.1.9-lts,  * 6.2 versions before 6.2.5-sts.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01088 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Session Smart Router (Juniper Networks): 5.6.15, 6.1.9-lts, 6.2.5-stsSession Smart Conductor (Juniper Networks): 5.6.15, 6.1.9-lts, 6.2.5-sts+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JuniperSession Smart Routerbefore 5.6.15; 6.0 to before 6.1.9-lts; 6.2 to before 6.2.5-sts5.6.15, 6.1.9-lts, 6.2.5-stsPatch availableCNA
JuniperSession Smart Conductorbefore 5.6.15; 6.0 to before 6.1.9-lts; 6.2 to before 6.2.5-sts5.6.15, 6.1.9-lts, 6.2.5-stsPatch availableCNA
JuniperWAN Assurance Router6.0 to before 6.1.9-lts; 6.2 to before 6.2.5-sts6.1.9-lts, 6.2.5-stsPatch availableCNA
  • Session Smart Router VendorJuniper Affected before 5.6.15; 6.0 to before 6.1.9-lts; 6.2 to before 6.2.5-sts Fixed in 5.6.15, 6.1.9-lts, 6.2.5-sts Patch available CNA
  • Session Smart Conductor VendorJuniper Affected before 5.6.15; 6.0 to before 6.1.9-lts; 6.2 to before 6.2.5-sts Fixed in 5.6.15, 6.1.9-lts, 6.2.5-sts Patch available CNA
  • WAN Assurance Router VendorJuniper Affected 6.0 to before 6.1.9-lts; 6.2 to before 6.2.5-sts Fixed in 6.1.9-lts, 6.2.5-sts Patch available CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:session_smart_conductor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Juniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:wan_assurance_router:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0—Juniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:session_smart_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:session_smart_conductor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:wan_assurance_router:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 — ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:session_smart_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Juniper

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Session Smart Router (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 5.6.15, 6.1.9-lts, 6.2.5-sts
  • Fix · CNA Session Smart Conductor (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 5.6.15, 6.1.9-lts, 6.2.5-sts
  • Fix · CNA WAN Assurance Router (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 6.1.9-lts, 6.2.5-sts

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2973
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jcwm-g9h6-hf43

References

Advisory 1

Other 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-2015-06436 Juniper ScreenOS 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18, 6.3.0r12 before 6.3.0r12b, 6.3.0r13 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-20885 Apache Commons Text prior to 1.10.0 allows RCE when applied to untrusted input due to insecure interpolation defaults CVSS 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
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