Opera Web Browser prior 9.0 authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Opera Web Browser. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes authentication spoofing. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-2716. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.5 allows remote attackers to spoof the contents of trusted frames on the same parent page by modifying the location, which can facilitate phishing attacks.

The bug was discovered 06/12/2008. The weakness was presented 06/16/2008 with Opera (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2716 since 06/16/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33168 (Opera < 9.50 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115831 (Opera Browser Multiple Spoofing and Information Disclosure Issues).

Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43033), Tenable (33168), SecurityFocus (BID 29684†), OSVDB (46295†) and Secunia (SA30636†). See VDB-42792 and VDB-42791 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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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: 33168
Nessus Name: Opera < 9.50 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 850015
OpenVAS Name: SurgeMail SurgeWeb Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 9.0

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08/11/2019 +1609 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Opera
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2716 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2716
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42793
X-Force: 43033
SecurityFocus: 29684 - Opera Web Browser 9.27 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30636
OSVDB: 46295 - CVE-2008-2716 - Opera - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020292
Vulnerability Center: 18634 - Opera Web Browser Unspecified Vulnerability Allows Spoofing of Trusted Frames Content, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1812

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/11/2019 18:39
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (73), 08/11/2019 18:39 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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