VDB-61435 · CVE-2012-4043 · OSVDB 83896

Palo Alto Global Protected Gateway up to 4.0 SSL VPN Portal inputStr cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Palo Alto Global Protected Gateway up to 4.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component SSL VPN Portal. This manipulation of the argument inputStr causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-4043. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Palo Alto Global Protected Gateway up to 4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component SSL VPN Portal. The manipulation of the argument inputStr with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in global-protect/login.esp in Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Portal, Global Protect Gateway, and SSL VPN portals 3.1.x through 3.1.11 and 4.0.x through 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the inputStr parameter in a Login action.

The weakness was published 07/26/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4043 since 07/20/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (83896†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Palo Alto

Name

Global Protected Gateway

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/20/2012 🔍
07/26/2012 +6 days 🔍
07/26/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +970 days 🔍
01/11/2018 +1025 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4043 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4043
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61435
OSVDB: 83896

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/11/2018 10:50
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (46), 01/11/2018 10:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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