Opera Web Browser up to 9.62 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Opera Web Browser up to 9.62. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-5682. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Opera Web Browser up to 9.62 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera before 9.63 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via built-in XSLT templates.

The bug was discovered 12/16/2008. The weakness was released 12/18/2008 by Robert Swiecki with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5682 since 12/19/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35943 (GLSA-200903-30 : 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 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47473), Tenable (35943), SecurityFocus (BID 32864†), OSVDB (50951†) and Secunia (SA34294†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-45597, VDB-45595, VDB-45594 and VDB-45593. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Opera

Name

• Web Browser

Version

• 9.0
• 9.1
• 9.2
• 9.3
• 9.4
• 9.5
• 9.6
• 9.7
• 9.8
• 9.9
• 9.10
• 9.11
• 9.12
• 9.13
• 9.14
• 9.15
• 9.16
• 9.17
• 9.18
• 9.19
• 9.20
• 9.21
• 9.22
• 9.23
• 9.24
• 9.25
• 9.26
• 9.27
• 9.28
• 9.29
• 9.30
• 9.31
• 9.32
• 9.33
• 9.34
• 9.35
• 9.36
• 9.37
• 9.38
• 9.39
• 9.40
• 9.41
• 9.42
• 9.43
• 9.44
• 9.45
• 9.46
• 9.47
• 9.48
• 9.49
• 9.50
• 9.51
• 9.52
• 9.53
• 9.54
• 9.55
• 9.56
• 9.57
• 9.58
• 9.59
• 9.60
• 9.61
• 9.62

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.opera.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

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: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 35943
Nessus Name: GLSA-200903-30 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63614
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200903-30 (opera)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 7.20

Timelineinfo

12/16/2008 🔍
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12/18/2008 +2 days 🔍
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12/19/2008 +1 days 🔍
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12/26/2008 +7 days 🔍
01/08/2009 +12 days 🔍
03/16/2009 +67 days 🔍
03/17/2009 +1 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2191 days 🔍
08/23/2019 +1620 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: Robert Swiecki
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5682 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5682
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45596
X-Force: 47473
SecurityFocus: 32864 - Opera Web Browser prior to 9.63 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34294
OSVDB: 50951 - Opera Built-in XSLT Templates XSS
SecurityTracker: 1021462
Vulnerability Center: 20392 - Opera before 9.63 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability via Built-In XSLT Templates, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/23/2019 09:55
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (74), 08/23/2019 09:55 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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