CVE-2012-4983 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities on the Forescout CounterACT NAC device before 7.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the a parameter to assets/login or (2) the query parameter to assets/rangesearch.

Published: 2012-12-05

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:forescout:counteract:6.3.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4907	Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities on the Forescout CounterACT NAC device before 7.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the a parameter to assets/login or (2) the query parameter to assets/rangesearch.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00931.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/forescout-nac-xss.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56688

History

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Subscriptions

Forescout Counteract

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-12-05T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:50:18.521Z

Reserved: 2012-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4983

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-12-05T11:57:15.240

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:46:00.227

Link: CVE-2012-4983

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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