# CVE-2012-4043: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in global-protect/login.esp in Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Portal, Global Protect Gateway, an

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-07-26 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/83896
- http://blog.abhisek.me/2012/06/xss-on-palo-alto-networks-global.html

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