Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the captive portal in PacketFence before…
Priority LOW 22CWE-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 the captive portal in PacketFence before 3.3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01161 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:packetfence:packetfence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.2.0 | Vulnerable | Packetfence |
- cpe:2.3:a:packetfence:packetfence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Packetfence
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4740
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jq58-6p8v-r4h8
References
More Packetfence vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-03591 html/admin/login.php in PacketFence before 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to conduct LDAP… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2011-03590 The check_password function in html/admin/login.php in PacketFence before 3.0.2 allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-04035 The web_node_register function in web.pm in PacketFence before 3.0.2 might allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-04034 The RADIUS extension in PacketFence before 3.3.0 uses a different user name than is used… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2012-4740 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4740 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jq58-6p8v-r4h8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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