9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2018-0044
Juniper NFX Series SSH Insecure Authentication Vulnerability
Description

An insecure SSHD configuration in Juniper Device Manager (JDM) and host OS on Juniper NFX Series devices may allow remote unauthenticated access if any of the passwords on the system are empty. The affected SSHD configuration has the PermitEmptyPasswords option set to "yes". Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R4 on NFX Series.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2018, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:31 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-0044 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Juniper junos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105565 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10878 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-0044 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Juniper Networks, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10878 No Types Assigned https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10878 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105565 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105565 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.1r1 up to (including) 18.1r3 OR cpe:2.3:h:juniper:nfx150:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.1r1 up to (including) 18.1r3 OR cpe:2.3:h:juniper:nfx250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105565 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.23 }} -0.02%

score

0.60536

percentile

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