Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.19. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-6471. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Opera before 12.12 allows remote attackers to spoof the address field via a high rate of HTTP requests.

The weakness was released 01/02/2013 by Masato Kinugawa (Website). The advisory is shared for download at opera.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-6471 since 01/02/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63301 (Opera < 12.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 7.20 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80721), Tenable (63301), SecurityFocus (BID 56984†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37895†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-7087, VDB-7210, VDB-7211 and VDB-63297. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

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: 63301
Nessus Name: Opera < 12.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803140
OpenVAS Name: Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Jan13 (Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 7.20

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01/02/2013 +14 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +810 days 🔍
12/21/2021 +2464 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: opera.com
Researcher: Masato Kinugawa
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-6471 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6471
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63296

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X-Force: 80721
SecurityFocus: 56984 - Opera Web Browser Repeated Attempts Site Access Address Bar URI Spoofing Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 37895 - Opera Before 12.12 Remote Spoofing Vulnerability via a High Rate of HTTP Requests, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/21/2021 09:33
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (65), 04/23/2017 13:56 (6), 12/21/2021 09:33 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:727:103

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