Opera Web Browser 8.0 XmlHttpRequest Object Remote Code Execution

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A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser 8.0 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component XmlHttpRequest Object. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The XMLHttpRequest object in Opera 8.0 Final Build 1095 allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions and perform unauthorized actions on other domains via a redirect.

The bug was discovered 06/16/2005. The weakness was disclosed 06/16/2005 by Jakob Balle with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1475 since 05/09/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18991 (FreeBSD : opera -- XMLHttpRequest security bypass (79217c9b-e1d9-11d9-b875-0001020eed82)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21013) and Tenable (18991). The entry 25533 is pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Opera

Name

Web Browser

Version

License

free

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 18991
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : opera -- XMLHttpRequest security bypass (79217c9b-e1d9-11d9-b875-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 53065
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-opera, opera-devel, opera
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Jakob Balle
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1475 (🔍)
X-Force: 21013
Vulnerability Center: 8455 - Opera Web Browser 8.0 Allows Bypassing Security Restrictions via XMLHttpRequest Object, Medium
SecurityFocus: 13970 - Opera Web Browser XMLHttpRequest Object Cross-Domain Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 15008
OSVDB: 17741 - Opera Web Browser - XMLHttpRequest Object - Cross-Domain Access Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/06/2019 18:00
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (73), 06/06/2019 18:00 (6)
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