Opera Web Browser up to 11.01 Clear All Passwords privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Opera Web Browser up to 11.01. Affected is an unknown function of the component Clear All Passwords. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-0450. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Opera Web Browser up to 11.01 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Clear All Passwords. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The downloads manager in Opera before 11.01 on Windows does not properly determine the pathname of the filesystem-viewing application, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that hosts an executable file.

The weakness was disclosed 01/26/2011 by Jordi Chancel with Opera (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0450. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51774 (Opera < 11.01 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118943 (Opera Web Browser Prior to 11.01 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 11.01 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51774), SecurityFocus (BID 45951†), OSVDB (70726†), Secunia (SA43023†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29610†). The entries VDB-4263, VDB-4265, VDB-4264 and VDB-4266 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 51774
Nessus Name: Opera < 11.01 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 68952
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: opera, opera-devel, linux-opera
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 11.01

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01/14/2011 🔍
01/21/2011 +7 days 🔍
01/26/2011 +5 days 🔍
01/27/2011 +1 days 🔍
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01/31/2011 +4 days 🔍
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02/02/2011 +2 days 🔍
02/08/2011 +5 days 🔍
02/14/2011 +6 days 🔍
03/18/2021 +3685 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Jordi Chancel
Organization: Opera
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0450 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0450
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4267

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SecurityFocus: 45951 - Opera Web Browser 'Select' HTML Element Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 43023 - Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 70726 - Opera on Windows Downloads Manager Filesystem Viewing Application Pathname Verification Weakness Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 29610 - Opera Before 11.01 Downloads Manager Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2011 15:25
Updated: 03/18/2021 17:25
Changes: 02/14/2011 15:25 (78), 04/22/2019 10:52 (12), 03/18/2021 17:23 (3), 03/18/2021 17:25 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:017:103

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