title: Junos OS: vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4K, ACX5K, EX4600, QFX5100, QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K and NFX Series: console management port device authentication credentials are logged in clear text
description: On EX4600, QFX5100 Series, NFX Series, QFX10K Series, QFX5110, QFX5200 Series, QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series, vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000 Series, vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000, QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series, when the user uses console management port to authenticate, the credentials used during device authentication are written to a log file in clear text. This issue does not affect users that are logging-in using telnet, SSH or J-web to the management IP. This issue affects ACX, NFX, SRX, EX and QFX platforms with the Linux Host OS architecture, it does not affect other SRX and EX platforms that do not use the Linux Host OS architecture. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D110 on vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D234 on QFX5110, QFX5200 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D68 on QFX10K Series; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S8, 17.1R3, on QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3 on QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2 on vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000, QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D47 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 16.1R7 versions prior to 16.1R7 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S10, 17.1R3 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D496 on NFX Series, 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3-S1 on NFX Series; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S4 on NFX Series; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S4, 17.4R3 on NFX Series, 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S4 on NFX Series; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S3, 18.2R3 on NFX Series; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S3, 18.3R2 on NFX Series; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S1, 18.4R2 on NFX Series.
problem types: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
affected:
{
platforms: vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000
product: Junos OS
vendor: Juniper Networks
versions:
lessThan: 15.1X49-D110, status: affected, version: 15.1X49, versionType: custom
}
{
platforms: QFX5110, QFX5200
product: Junos OS
vendor: Juniper Networks
versions:
lessThan: 15.1X53-D234, status: affected, version: 15.1X53, versionType: custom
}
{
platforms: QFX10K
product: Junos OS
vendor: Juniper Networks
versions:
lessThan: 15.1X53-D68, status: affected, version: 15.1X53, versionType: custom
}
{
platforms: QFX5110 QFX5200, QFX10K
product: Junos OS
vendor: Juniper Networks
versions:
lessThan: 17.1R2-S8, 17.1R3,, status: affected, version: 17.1, versionType: custom
lessThan: 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3, status: affected, version: 17.2, versionType: custom
}
{
platforms: vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000, QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K
product: Junos OS
vendor: Juniper Networks
versions:
lessThan: 17.3R2, status: affected, version: 17.3, versionType: custom
}
{
platforms: ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100
product: Junos OS
vendor: Juniper Networks
versions:
lessThan: 14.1X53-D47, status: affected, version: 14.1X53, versionType: custom
lessThan: 15.1R7, status: affected, version: 15.1, versionType: custom
lessThan: 16.1R7, status: affected, version: 16.1R7, versionType: custom
lessThan: 17.1R2-S10, 17.1R3, status: affected, version: 17.1, versionType: custom
lessThan: 17.2R3, status: affected, version: 17.2, versionType: custom
lessThan: 17.3R3, status: affected, version: 17.3, versionType: custom
lessThan: 17.4R2, status: affected, version: 17.4, versionType: custom
lessThan: 18.1R2, status: affected, version: 18.1, versionType: custom
}
{
platforms: NFX
product: Junos OS
vendor: Juniper Networks
versions:
lessThan: 15.1X53-D496, status: affected, version: 15.1X53, versionType: custom
lessThan: 17.2R3-S1, status: affected, version: 17.2, versionType: custom
lessThan: 17.3R3-S4, status: affected, version: 17.3, versionType: custom
lessThan: 17.4R2-S4, 17.4R3, status: affected, version: 17.4, versionType: custom
lessThan: 18.1R3-S4, status: affected, version: 18.1, versionType: custom
lessThan: 18.2R2-S3, 18.2R3, status: affected, version: 18.2, versionType: custom
lessThan: 18.3R1-S3, 18.3R2, status: affected, version: 18.3, versionType: custom
lessThan: 18.4R1-S1, 18.4R2, status: affected, version: 18.4, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 5.9
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
version: 3.1
]
exploits: Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.
solutions: For vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000 Series, QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series:
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 15.1X49-D110, 15.1X53-D234, 15.1X53-D68, 17.1R2-S8, 17.1R3, 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3, 17.3R2, 17.4R1, and all subsequent releases.
For ACX5000, EX4600 and QFX5100 Series:
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 14.1X53-D47, 15.1R7, 16.1R7, 17.1R3, 17.2R3, 17.3R3, 17.4R2, 18.1R2, 18.2R1, and all subsequent releases.
For NFX Series:
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 15.1X53-D496, 17.2R3-S1, 17.3R3-S4, 17.4R3, 18.1R3-S4, 18.2R3, 18.3R2, 18.4R1-S1, 18.4R2, 19.1R1 and all subsequent releases.
In addition to the upgrade, it is recommended to change the password and as the credentials might have been logged prior to the upgrade to the fixed release, in the SRX, QFX, ACX and EX Series it is recommended to clear the log files and archives.
workarounds: There are no available workarounds for this issue.