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CVE-2017-2305

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2305 describes an insufficient authorization vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos Space versions prior to 16.1R1. This flaw allows a low-privileged, read-only user on the administrative web interface to create new users with elevated privileges, leading to privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and user interaction, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 16.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:juniper:junos_space:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0114 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

juniperworkaround availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

kb.juniper.net / JSA10770
MitigationVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98759
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry