Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The rich text editing functionality in Opera before 9.25 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-domain scripting attacks by using designMode to modify contents of pages in other domains.

The bug was discovered 12/19/2007. The weakness was published 12/24/2007 by Gynvael Coldwind (Alex) (Website). The advisory is available at opera.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-6522 since 12/24/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29771 (FreeBSD : opera -- multiple vulnerabilities (31b045e7-ae75-11dc-a5f9-001a4d49522b)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165035 (SUSE Security Update for Opera (SUSE-SA:2008:001)).

Upgrading to version 7.20 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39162) and Tenable (29771). Similar entries are available at 40232, 40231, 40229 and 40228.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29771
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : opera -- multiple vulnerabilities (31b045e7-ae75-11dc-a5f9-001a4d49522b)
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OpenVAS ID: 60053
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: opera, opera-devel, linux-opera
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Upgrade: Web Browser 7.20

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Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: opera.com
Researcher: Gynvael Coldwind (Alex)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6522 (🔍)
X-Force: 39162
SecurityTracker: 1019131
Vulnerability Center: 17165 - Opera Web Browser < 9.25 Rich Text Editing Functionality Allows Remote Cross Domain Scripting, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26937 - Opera Web Browser Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28169
OSVDB: 42693 - CVE-2007-6522 - Opera Software - Opera - Cross-Domain Scripting Issue
Vupen: ADV-2007-4261

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/01/2019 21:05
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (74), 08/01/2019 21:05 (12)
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