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Juniper Junos Space CVE-2025-60001

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2025-10-09 sirt@juniper.net
5.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: juniper
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Access Junos Space web UI
  2. Delivery
    Inject script tags into Generate Report page
  3. Exploit
    Administrator opens the report page
  4. Execution
    Script executes in admin session
  5. Impact
    Perform actions with administrator permissions

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

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Exploitation Conditions

Requires an unpatched Junos Space instance (any version before 24.1R4) and the attacker must be able to inject script tags into the Generate Report page of the web management interface. Exploitation is NOT self-contained: a second user must actively visit the poisoned report page (UI:A) for the payload to execute, and the impact severity scales with that victim's privilege level (maximal if an administrator). Limiting factors: dependence on a privileged victim interacting with the crafted page, the non-default state of an attacker-injected report, and exposure only via the Junos Space web UI. The listed PR:N implies unauthenticated injection, but the report-generation context suggests the attacker likely needs interface/account access - verify against advisory JSA103140.

Impact

This is a moderate, not high-priority, issue. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.1 (MEDIUM), driven by network vector (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), no attack requirements (AT:N), but crucially UI:A - a second user must actively visit the malicious Generate Report page for the stored script to fire. The vendor scored all vulnerable-system impacts as none (VC:N/VI:N/VA:N) and only subsequent-system confidentiality/integrity as low (SC:L/SI:L), reflecting that execution occurs in the victim's browser/session context rather than directly compromising the platform. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or POC was provided in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The headline risk - 'execute commands with the target's permissions, including an administrator' - means a successful hit against an admin could escalate to full management-platform control, but this depends on a chain of conditions (attacker injection access + admin victim visiting the page). The single notable conflict: the vector lists PR:N (unauthenticated) yet the described action requires injecting content into an authenticated report-generation workflow, which typically presumes an account; treat PR:N as optimistic and verify with vendor advisory JSA103140.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with access to the Junos Space web interface injects malicious script tags into the Generate Report page. When another user - ideally an administrator - subsequently views that report page, the stored script executes in their authenticated session and performs actions with their privileges. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and the attack is gated on a privileged victim actually opening the poisoned page.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 01, 2026

Cross-site scripting in the Generate Report page of Juniper Networks Junos Space (all versions before 24.1R4) lets an attacker inject script tags into a report that, when opened by another user, execute in that victim's browser session with the victim's privileges - up to full administrative control of the management platform if an administrator views the poisoned page. Our independent assessment rates this a moderate, not high-priority, issue: exploitation is not self-contained, because a second user must actively visit the crafted report, and the injection step most plausibly requires authenticated access to the web management interface even though Juniper's CVSS 4.0 vector lists PR:N. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis. Remediation is available in Junos Space 24.1R4.

RemediationAI

Primary fix: upgrade Junos Space to 24.1R4 or later, the first vendor-released version that resolves this XSS per advisory JSA103140 (https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA103140); because the flaw affects all versions before 24.1R4, no configuration-only change is a complete substitute for the upgrade. Where an immediate maintenance window is not possible, apply compensating controls that shrink the attack surface with known trade-offs: restrict network access to the Junos Space web UI so only trusted administrative subnets can reach it, which prevents external attackers from injecting or delivering the payload but does not stop a malicious insider or already-compromised admin account; disable or restrict use of the Generate Report feature and avoid circulating generated report links until the platform is patched, which removes the delivery vector at the cost of losing reporting workflows; and enforce a policy that administrators do not open report links from untrusted or unsolicited sources, which reduces the chance an admin becomes the high-value victim but relies on user behavior rather than a technical barrier. Upgrading Junos Space typically requires a planned maintenance window and a verified backup of the cluster/appliance, and administrators should note that affected appliances are frequently placed on management networks, so exposure is limited primarily by network segmentation already in place. No vendor workaround that fully neutralizes the flaw was provided in the available data, and no public exploit code has been identified, so prioritization should follow the moderate risk rating rather than emergency patching.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The issue is a CWE-79 cross-site scripting flaw in the web management interface of Junos Space, Juniper's network management platform that administrators use to configure, monitor, and orchestrate Junos devices. The Generate Report page fails to neutralize user-supplied input before rendering it into generated HTML, so an attacker who can get script tags into that page causes the browser to execute attacker-controlled JavaScript in the security context of whoever later views the report - the classic stored/reflected XSS pattern. The assessed CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) marks the scope as changed, reflecting that the script escapes the web page's own context and acts with the victim's session privileges; the vendor's CVSS 4.0 vector (5.1, PR:N, UI:A, SC:L/SI:L) agrees on network reachability and user interaction but claims no authentication prerequisite, so the required privilege level for the injection step should be verified against advisory JSA103140. Impact scales with the victim: an ordinary user yields low-level access within Junos Space, whereas an administrator viewing the report effectively gives the attacker the attacker's commands administrative reach in the management platform. The flaw affects the entire Junos Space code line prior to 24.1R4, including the 24.1R1, 24.1R2, and 24.1R3 releases enumerated in the CPE data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (juniper) PRIMARY 5.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

Stored XSS needing interface access to inject (PR:L) and a victim to open the page (UI:R); execution in the victim's session crosses a trust boundary (S:C) with low confidentiality/integrity impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (juniper).

CVSS VectorVendor: juniper

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Active
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
Low
Subsequent system: Integrity
Low
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

An Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos Space allows an attacker to inject script tags in the Generate Report page that, when visited by another user, enables the attacker to execute commands with the target's permissions, including an administrator. This issue affects all versions of Junos Space before 24.1R4.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche enterprise network-management platform, limited to Juniper customers
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:juniper:junos_space:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:juniper:junos_space:24.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:juniper:junos_space:24.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:juniper:junos_space:24.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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