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TI-2012-03458 Aliases CVE-2012-4043GHSA-p78h-4qc6-4r6g

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in global-protect/login.esp in Palo Alto…

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01404 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:global_protected_gateway:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerablePalo Alto
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:global_protected_gateway:3.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.11VulnerablePalo Alto
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:global_protected_gateway:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerablePalo Alto
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:global_protected_gateway:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5VulnerablePalo Alto
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:ssl_vpn:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerablePalo Alto
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:ssl_vpn:3.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.11VulnerablePalo Alto
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:ssl_vpn:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerablePalo Alto
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:ssl_vpn:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5VulnerablePalo Alto
cpe:2.3:h:palo_alto:networks:global_protect_portal:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*global_protect_portal 3.1VulnerablePalo Alto
cpe:2.3:h:palo_alto:networks:global_protect_portal:3.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*global_protect_portal 3.1.11VulnerablePalo Alto
  • cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:global_protected_gateway:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Palo Alto
  • cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:global_protected_gateway:3.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.11 Vulnerable ·Palo Alto
  • cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:global_protected_gateway:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Palo Alto
  • cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:global_protected_gateway:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Palo Alto
  • cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:ssl_vpn:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Palo Alto
  • cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:ssl_vpn:3.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.11 Vulnerable ·Palo Alto
  • cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:ssl_vpn:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Palo Alto
  • cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto:ssl_vpn:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Palo Alto
  • cpe:2.3:h:palo_alto:networks:global_protect_portal:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions global_protect_portal 3.1 Vulnerable ·Palo Alto
  • cpe:2.3:h:palo_alto:networks:global_protect_portal:3.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions global_protect_portal 3.1.11 Vulnerable ·Palo Alto
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:h:palo_alto:networks:global_protect_portal:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*global_protect_portal 4.0VulnerablePalo Alto
cpe:2.3:h:palo_alto:networks:global_protect_portal:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*global_protect_portal 4.0.5VulnerablePalo Alto
  • cpe:2.3:h:palo_alto:networks:global_protect_portal:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions global_protect_portal 4.0 Vulnerable ·Palo Alto
  • cpe:2.3:h:palo_alto:networks:global_protect_portal:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions global_protect_portal 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Palo Alto

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4043
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p78h-4qc6-4r6g

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

Sources

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