PacketFence 3.2.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PacketFence 3.2.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4740. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PacketFence 3.2.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the captive portal in PacketFence before 3.3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 08/31/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4740 since 08/31/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 3.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74887), SecurityFocus (BID 53027†) and Secunia (SA48833†). The entry VDB-61998 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

• PacketFence

Version

• 3.2.0

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: PacketFence 3.2.0

Timelineinfo

04/16/2012 🔍
04/16/2012 +0 days 🔍
08/31/2012 +137 days 🔍
08/31/2012 +0 days 🔍
08/31/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +934 days 🔍
02/20/2019 +1430 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4740 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4740
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61997
X-Force: 74887
SecurityFocus: 53027 - PacketFence Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 48833 - PacketFence Captive Portal Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 02/20/2019 13:26
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (50), 02/20/2019 13:26 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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