Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.19. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4196. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera before 9.52 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/20/2008. The weakness was shared 09/27/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at opera.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4196 since 09/23/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 38 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34689 (GLSA-200811-01 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 7.20 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (34689), OSVDB (48719†), Secunia (SA31549†), SecurityTracker (ID 1020719†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-19960†). The entries VDB-44775, VDB-44225, VDB-44224 and VDB-44223 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34689
Nessus Name: GLSA-200811-01 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 61856
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200811-01 (opera)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 7.20

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09/23/2008 +34 days 🔍
09/27/2008 +4 days 🔍
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08/20/2019 +1617 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: opera.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4196 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4196
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44219
Secunia: 31549
OSVDB: 48719 - CVE-2008-4196 - Opera Web Browser - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020719
Vulnerability Center: 19960 - Opera < 9.52 Unspecified Remote Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2416

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/20/2019 14:35
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (68), 08/20/2019 14:35 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:9C9:103

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