CVE-2023-36845 Details
A PHP External Variable Modification vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX Series

and SRX Series

allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to control certain, important environments variables.

Utilizing a crafted request an attacker is able to modify a certain PHP environment variable leading to partial loss of integrity, which may allow chaining to other vulnerabilities.


This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series:



* All versions prior to 21.4R3-S5;
* 22.1 versions

prior to

22.1R3-S4;
* 22.2 versions

prior to

22.2R3-S2;
* 22.3 versions

prior to

22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3-S1;
* 22.4 versions

prior to

22.4R2-S1, 22.4R3;
* 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-36845
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System): EPSS predicts the likelihood that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild. A higher percentage means a greater chance of an exploit occurring. The EPSS model produces a probability score between 0 and 1 (0 and 100%).
94.36 Probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days (100th percentile)
CVSS score for CVE-2023-36845
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System): An open framework owned and managed by FIRST.Org, Inc. that assigns a numerical score from 0 to 10 to software vulnerabilities to indicate their severity.
9.8 Critical

CVE-2023-36845 Global Footprint

Top 10 Identified Countries

Country Observations Percentage
HK 304 16.42%
US 260 14.05%
KR 177 9.56%
IN 134 7.24%
TW 79 4.27%
CA 48 2.59%
ZM 47 2.54%
VN 47 2.54%
CN 45 2.43%
BO 44 2.38%

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CVE-2023-36845 Industry Footprint

Top 10 Identified Industries

*Service provider organizations (typically Technology and Telecommunications) are disproportionally represented in the results given their upstream ownership of end-user infrastructure. See our FAQs.

Industry* Observations Percentage
Telecommunications 530 68.65%
Technology 159 20.60%
Government/Politics 46 5.96%
Business Services 15 1.94%
Finance 6 0.78%
Tourism/Hospitality 4 0.52%
Consumer Goods 3 0.39%
Transportation 2 0.26%
Food Production 2 0.26%
Education 2 0.26%

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