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Forescout NAC 6.3.4.1 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Summary

Forescout NAC (Network Access Control) device is vulnerable to two cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.

  • CVE number: CVE-2012-4983
  • Impact: Medium
  • Vendor homepage: http://www.forescout.com
  • Vendor notified: 21/09/2012
  • Vendor response: This issue is reportedly fixed in version 7.0.
  • Credit: Joseph Sheridan of ReactionIS

Affected Products

Forescout CounterACT NAC 6.3.4.1 other versions may also be affected.

Details

The Forescout NAC device is vulnerable to two cross-site scripting issues and could be used to redirect a targetted victim to a malicious site or gain access to the NAC admin console. The 'a' parameter is vulnerable on the 'login' page and the search page 'rangesearch' is vulnerable to authenticated users. See below for details:

Login page:
http://(NACIP)/assets/login?a=asdf" onload="alert(123)">

Search field (needs authenticated user):
http://(NACIP)/assets/rangesearch?fromIndex=0&query=asdf" onclick="alert(123)"&main_selection=all

The payload could be delivered by enticing a victim to follow a link in a 'phishing' email or website.

Impact

An attacker may be able to gain credentials for the NAC device or seek to install malware on the victim's machine via a malicious site.

Solution

Version 7.0 reportedly fixes this issue.

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