XXE in Juniper Contrail
CVE-2017-10617
The ifmap service that comes bundled with Contrail has an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability that may allow an attacker to retrieve sensitive system files. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Contrail 2.2 prior to 2.21.4; 3.0 prior to 3.0.3.4; 3.1 prior to 3.1.4.0; 3.2 prior to 3.2.5.0. CVE-2017-10616 and CVE-2017-10617 can be chained together and have a combined CVSSv3 score of 5.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
EPSS: 0.023 (81.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Juniper Contrail
- Juniper Networks Contrail — versions 2.2, 3.2, 3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- sirt@juniper.net (Vendor Advisory)
- sirt@juniper.net (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-10617?
- CVE-2017-10617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Contrail, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2017-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-10617?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-10617 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.