PT-2012-5702 · Forescout · Forescout Counteract

Published 2012-12-05 · Updated 2013-02-26 · CVE-2012-4982

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Forescout CounterACT NAC device versions prior to 7.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the a parameter in the assets/login endpoint.

Recommendations For versions prior to 7.0, update to version 7.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the assets/login endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the a parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-4982

Affected Products

Forescout Counteract

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/38062 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4982 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/56687 · Note
• http://reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/forescout-cross-site-redirection.html · Note