CVE-2012-4043 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in global-protect/login.esp in Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Portal, Global Protect Gateway, a…
published 2012-07-26 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-3987
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- blog.abhisek.me http://blog.abhisek.me/2012/06/xss-on-palo-alto-networks-global.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-4043
- NVD CVE-2012-4043
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