CVE-2024-2973

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An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router or co

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router or conductor running with a redundant peer allows a network based attacker to bypass authentication and take full control of the device. Only routers or conductors that are running in high-availability redundant configurations are affected by this vulnerability. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.

This issue affects: Session Smart Router: All versions before 5.6.15, from 6.0 before 6.1.9-lts, from 6.2 before 6.2.5-sts. Session Smart Conductor: All versions before 5.6.15, from 6.0 before 6.1.9-lts, from 6.2 before 6.2.5-sts. WAN Assurance Router: 6.0 versions before 6.1.9-lts, 6.2 versions before 6.2.5-sts.

CRITICAL · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.00024

Act now

Public exploit or PoC is available
SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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▸ How to read a CVE - triage first, then detect and patch

This page is every public fact about CVE-2024-2973, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.

Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:

CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked. EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal. CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score. Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.

How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.

Then what - two workflows:

Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits. PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.

Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).

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ATT&CK techniques

Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.

T1083 · File and Directory Discovery T1211 · Exploitation for Stealth T1542.002 · Component Firmware T1556 · Modify Authentication Process

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CAPEC attack patterns

Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.

CAPEC-CAPEC-127 · Directory Indexing CAPEC-CAPEC-665 · Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws

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Weakness Classification

CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

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Public Exploits & PoCs

These PoC and exploit links come from public sources and are not verified to be safe or functional. Review the code before running anything, and treat unverified entries as untrusted.

poctanjiti/sec_profile (trickest)

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Scoring & Timeline

CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · [email protected]

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD27 Jun 2024 · 09:15 PM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment

Exploitation

none

Automatable

yes

Technical impact

total

SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

https://support.juniper.net/support/eol/software/ssr/

https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA83126