Opera Web Browser 8.01 Image Drag / Drop cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Opera Web Browser 8.01. This affects an unknown part of the component Image Drag / Drop Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-2406. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser 8.01 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Image Drag / Drop Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Opera 8.01 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or modify which files are uploaded by tricking a user into dragging an image that is a "javascript:" URI.

The weakness was presented 07/28/2005 by Jakob Balle with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2406 since 07/28/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19312 (Opera < 8.02 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at opera.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (19312), SecurityFocus (BID 14410†), OSVDB (18469†), Secunia (SA15756†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014593†). See VDB-1659 and VDB-25891 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Opera

Name

Web Browser

Version

8.01

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.opera.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 19312
Nessus Name: Opera < 8.02 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: opera.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Jakob Balle
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2406 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2406
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1663
SecurityFocus: 14410 - Opera Web Browser Image Dragging Cross-Domain Scripting and File Retrieval Vulnerability
Secunia: 15756 - Opera Image Dragging Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 18469 - Opera javascript: URI Object Dragging Arbitrary Script Execution
SecurityTracker: 1014593 - Opera 'javascript:' Object Dragging Flaw May Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 9153 - Opera 8.01 \, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-1251

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2005 12:45
Updated: 03/11/2021 19:52
Changes: 08/02/2005 12:45 (83), 04/22/2019 10:51 (4), 03/11/2021 19:52 (2)
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