CVE-2023-36845 is a critical PHP External Variable Modification vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS J-Web interface on EX and SRX Series devices. An unauthenticated, network-based attacker can exploit this by crafting a request to manipulate the PHPRC variable, leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is actively exploited in the wild, with public exploit modules available in Metasploit and Nuclei, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 20.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
20.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
20.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
20.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
20.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.