Opera Web Browser 11.61 history.pushState/history.replaceState information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Opera Web Browser 11.61. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component history.pushState/history.replaceState. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-1926. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Opera Web Browser 11.61 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block of the component history.pushState/history.replaceState. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Opera before 11.62 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via the (1) history.pushState and (2) history.replaceState functions in conjunction with cross-domain frames, leading to unintended read access to history.state information.

The weakness was presented 03/27/2012 by Jordi Chancel (Website). The advisory is shared for download at opera.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-1926 since 03/27/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165304 (SUSE Security Update for Opera (openSUSE-SU-2012:0610-1)).

Upgrading to version 11.62 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74351), Tenable (59631), SecurityFocus (BID 52731†), OSVDB (80622†) and Secunia (SA48535†). See VDB-4966, VDB-4967, VDB-4969 and VDB-4970 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 59631
Nessus Name: GLSA-201206-03 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802828
OpenVAS Name: Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities - March12 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 11.62

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: opera.com
Researcher: Jordi Chancel
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1926 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1926
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4968
X-Force: 74351 - Opera history.pushState information disclosure, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 52731 - Opera Web Browser 11.62 prior Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48535 - Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 80622
Vulnerability Center: 34810 - Opera <11.62 Allows Remote Security Bypass via the history.pushState\\history.replaceState Functions, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2012 15:40
Updated: 03/22/2021 11:31
Changes: 04/02/2012 15:40 (75), 04/22/2019 10:52 (9), 03/22/2021 11:31 (2)
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