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CVE-2025-6549 — Juniper Junos security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 6.9

An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in the web server of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to reach the Juniper Web Device Manager (J-Web). When Juniper Secure connect (JSC) is enabled on specific interfaces, or multiple interfaces are configured for J-Web, the J-Web UI is reachable over more than the intended interfaces. This issue affects Junos OS: * all versions before 21.4R3-S9, * 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S5, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S5, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S5, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R2.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.9 (4.0)
Published
2025-07-11
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-863

Affected products

  • juniper / junos
  • juniper / junos / 21.4

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Matched remediation archetype

Authorization bypass, IDOR, and cross-tenant access

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Check exposure

  • Map object and action authorization checks across API, UI, batch, import/export, and background-job paths.
  • Identify tenant, ownership, role, and policy boundaries for affected resources and administrative operations.
  • Use synthetic fixtures to compare intended access matrices without accessing another user's real data.

Remediate safely

  • Enforce server-side authorization at each resource access and state transition using the authenticated principal and trusted tenant context.
  • Scope data queries by tenant and ownership; treat client-supplied identifiers, roles, and policy claims as untrusted.
  • Add deny-by-default policy tests for horizontal and vertical access across every affected transport.

Authoritative sources

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