CVE-2009-3486

Juniper JUNOS 8.5R1.14 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting via J-Web Interface Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2009-3486. PoCs published by Amir Azam.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a vulnerability writeup describing XSS and HTML injection flaws in Juniper Networks JUNOS J-Web interface. It details affected versions and vulnerable parameters but does not include exploit code.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the J-Web interface in Juniper JUNOS 8.5R1.14 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the host parameter to (1) the pinghost program, reachable through the diagnose program; or (2) the traceroute program, reachable through the diagnose program; or (3) the probe-limit parameter to the configuration program; the (4) wizard-ids or (5) pager-new-identifier parameter in a firewall-filters action to the configuration program; (6) the cos-physical-interface-name parameter in a cos-physical-interfaces-edit action to the configuration program; the (7) wizard-args or (8) wizard-ids parameter in an snmp action to the configuration program; the (9) username or (10) fullname parameter in a users action to the configuration program; or the (11) certname or (12) certbody parameter in a local-cert (aka https) action to the configuration program.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Amir Azam · textremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33258

This is a vulnerability writeup describing XSS and HTML injection flaws in Juniper Networks JUNOS J-Web interface. It details affected versions and vulnerable parameters but does not include exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Juniper Networks JUNOS J-Web 8.5R1.14, 9.0R1.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the J-Web interface
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Amir Azam · textremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33259

This exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in Juniper Networks JUNOS J-Web interface by injecting malicious JavaScript payloads into various POST parameters. The payloads are URL-encoded and designed to trigger alert dialogs, confirming the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Juniper Networks JUNOS J-Web 8.5R1.14, 9.0R1.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to J-Web interface · Valid session cookie
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2784
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36537
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36829

Scores

EPSS 0.0125
EPSS Percentile 65.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
juniper/junos 8.5 r1.14
Published Sep 30, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026