5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-1616
Juniper Advanced Threat Prevention SSH Brute Force Vulnerability
Description

Due to insufficient server-side login attempt limit enforcement, a vulnerability in the SSH login service of Juniper Networks Juniper Advanced Threat Prevention (JATP) Series and Virtual JATP (vJATP) devices allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform multiple login attempts in excess of the configured login attempt limit. Successful exploitation will allow the attacker to perform brute-force password attacks on the SSH service. This issue affects: Juniper Networks JATP and vJATP versions prior to 5.0.6.0.

INFO

Published Date :

April 8, 2020, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-1616 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 advanced_threat_protection
2 Juniper virtual_advanced_threat_protection
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-1616.

URL Resource
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10999 Vendor Advisory
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10999 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-1616 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-1616 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10999
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10999 No Types Assigned https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10999 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-307
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:juniper:advanced_threat_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.0.6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:juniper:virtual_advanced_threat_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.0.6.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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.

0.15 }} 0.00%

score

0.50104

percentile

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