Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.19. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-2063. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Opera, possibly before 9.25, processes a 3xx HTTP CONNECT response before a successful SSL handshake, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script, in an https site s context, by modifying this CONNECT response to specify a 302 redirect to an arbitrary https web site.

The bug was discovered 05/01/2009. The weakness was disclosed 06/15/2009 with Microsoft (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2063 since 06/15/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 45 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59631 (GLSA-201206-03 : 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 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51204), Tenable (59631), SecurityFocus (BID 35412†), OSVDB (56490†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22589†). The entries VDB-4967, VDB-4968, VDB-4969 and VDB-4970 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 59631
Nessus Name: GLSA-201206-03 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71547
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-03 (Opera)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 7.20

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09/06/2019 +1634 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2063 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2063
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48607
X-Force: 51204
SecurityFocus: 35412 - Multiple Browsers Web Proxy Redirect Handling Man In The Middle Vulnerability
OSVDB: 56490 - CVE-2009-2063 - Opera Software - Opera - Man-In-The-Middle Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22589 - Opera Web-Browser Prior to 9.25 HTTP CONNECT Remote Arbitrary Web Scripts Execution Vulnerability, High

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/06/2019 11:02
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (74), 09/06/2019 11:02 (5)
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