01 Record
CVE-2023-28978
Junos OS Evolved: Read access to some confidential user information is possible
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: juniper
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
02 Description
Junos OS Evolved: Read access to some confidential user information is possible
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 40.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-04-17 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-02-05 21:42Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-03-29
- Assigning CNA
- juniper
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1188Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure DefaultBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a1abe445b0932da8fed09147ba9be535de237b3ce361dfe4e4ff7e8c07f31371
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Juniper NetworksJunos OS Evolved21.3R1-EVO to < 21.3-EVO*, 21.4-EVO to < 21.4R3-S1-EVO, 22.1R1-EVO to < 22.1-EVO*, 22.2-EVO to < 22.2R2-S1-EVO—
06 References
- supportportal.juniper.nethttps://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA70603
07 Remediation
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 20.4R3-S7-EVO, 21.1R3-S4-EVO, 21.2R3-S5-EVO, 21.4R3-S1-EVO, 22.2R2-EVO, 22.3R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.