Opera Web Browser up to 8.49 Mail Client file://" authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Opera Web Browser up to 8.49. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file file://" of the component Mail Client. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-3006. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Opera Web Browser up to 8.49 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file file://" of the component Mail Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The mail client in Opera before 8.50 opens attached files from the user s cache directory without warning the user, which might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script and spoof attachment filenames.

The bug was discovered 09/20/2005. The weakness was presented 09/20/2005 by Jakob Balle with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3006 since 09/21/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19766 (Opera < 8.50 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 8.50 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (19766), SecurityFocus (BID 14880†), OSVDB (19508†), Secunia (SA16645†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9241†). See VDB-26415, VDB-26398 and VDB-26364 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 19766
Nessus Name: Opera < 8.50 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 8.50

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Jakob Balle
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-3006 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3006
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26363
X-Force: 22335
SecurityFocus: 14880 - Opera Web Browser Mail Client Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16645 - Opera Mail Client Attachment Spoofing and Script Insertion, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19508 - Opera Mail Client User Cache Directory file:// Arbitrary Script Execution
Vulnerability Center: 9241 - Opera Mail Client Spoofed Attachment Names and Web Script Injection, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-1789

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/06/2021 07:27
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (75), 06/09/2019 16:49 (5), 07/06/2021 07:27 (3)
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