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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-4983 · published 5 December 2012

CVE-2012-4983: Forescout counteract cross-site scripting vulnerability

Forescout · Counteract

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.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.93% · top 40.9% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
0.93%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-4983), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.