CVE-2012-4982 (GCVE-0-2012-4982)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-05 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:50
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Summary
Open redirect vulnerability in assets/login on the Forescout CounterACT NAC device before 7.0 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the a parameter.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2012-11-30 00:00
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