Opera Web Browser up to 8.50 Status Bar authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Opera Web Browser up to 8.50. This impacts an unknown function of the component Status Bar. Executing a manipulation can lead to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-3699. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Opera Web Browser up to 8.50 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Status Bar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Opera Web Browser 8.50 and 8.0 through 8.0.2 allows remote attackers to spoof the URL in the status bar via the title in an image in a link to a trusted site within a form to the malicious site.

The bug was discovered 11/16/2005. The weakness was disclosed 11/21/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3699 since 11/21/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21517 (FreeBSD : opera -- multiple vulnerabilities (d6b092bd-61e1-11da-b64c-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 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23202), Tenable (21517), OSVDB (20957†), Secunia (SA17571†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11501†). The entry VDB-1906 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 21517
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : opera -- multiple vulnerabilities (d6b092bd-61e1-11da-b64c-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 55938
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-opera, opera-devel, opera
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/30/2005 +9 days 🔍
05/13/2006 +164 days 🔍
05/22/2006 +9 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3215 days 🔍
06/18/2019 +1560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3699 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3699
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26992
X-Force: 23202
Secunia: 17571
OSVDB: 20957 - Opera image control status bar spoof
Vulnerability Center: 11501 - Opera Web Browser Spoofing via Status Bar, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/18/2019 11:43
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (70), 06/18/2019 11:43 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:232:103

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