CVE-2025-59978CWE-79cross-site-scripting

CVE-2025-59978

Critical · published October 9, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.0
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 There's a sneaky Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability lurking in Junos Space that could let attackers inject malicious scripts directly into your web pages! 🔥 Think of it like a party where someone slips a fake guest list into the bouncer’s clipboard. This allows unauthorized guests to get in and take over the party, causing chaos for everyone else. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute commands with the target user's administrative permissions, potentially granting them full control over sensitive network configurations. This could lead to unauthorized changes, data breaches, or even total service disruption—absolutely devastating for any organization.

Put simply

Think of it like a party where someone slips a fake guest list into the bouncer’s clipboard. This allows unauthorized guests to get in and take over the party, causing chaos for everyone else. This XSS vulnerability allows an attacker to store script tags in web pages, which execute when other users access them, thereby hijacking their sessions and permissions without any authentication.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute commands with the target user's administrative permissions, potentially granting them full control over sensitive network configurations. This could lead to unauthorized changes, data breaches, or even total service disruption—absolutely devastating for any organization. To protect your network, upgrade to Junos Space version 24.1R4 or later immediately. Additionally, consider reviewing your web application input sanitization practices to prevent similar vulnerabilities in the future. You've got this! Act now to secure your Junos Space, and you'll be a security hero in no time! 🦸

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.0 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00531 · 44.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2025-10-09T21:15Z
Affected products (4)
ProductVersionsFixed in
juniper/junos_space< 24.124.1
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References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 OCT 16:02Z
    Junos Space: Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in web application
    cvelistv5