Opera Web Browser Remote Window Hijacking Vulnerability

BID:11856

Info

Opera Web Browser Remote Window Hijacking Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11856
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2004-1157
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 08 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 08:07AM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to Secunia Research.
Vulnerable: S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 8.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 8.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.0
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.54
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable: Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.0 1

Discussion

Opera Web Browser Remote Window Hijacking Vulnerability

Opera Web Browser is reported prone to a vulnerability that may allow a Web site to hijack the contents of a trusted window. This issue may allow a remote attacker to carry out phishing style attacks.

This issue arises as a user visits a malicious site and follows a link to a trusted site. Once the link to the trusted site is followed, the victim must open a pop up window from the trusted site that can be influenced by the attacker's site.

If successful, the contents of the target site's window can be spoofed resulting in phishing style attacks.

Opera Web Browser 7.54 is reported vulnerable to this issue, however, it is possible that other versions are affected as well.

Exploit / POC

Opera Web Browser Remote Window Hijacking Vulnerability

A proof of concept is available from the following location:

http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_window_injection_vulnerability_test/

Solution / Fix

Opera Web Browser Remote Window Hijacking Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released fixes to address this and other issues.

Gentoo has released an advisory (GLSA 200502-17) and an updated eBuild to address this and other issues in the Opera Web Browser. This update can be installed by issuing the following sequence of commands as a superuser:
emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-www/opera-7.54-r3"

The vendor has released Opera 8.01 to address this issue in Opera 8.0.

SUSE has released security announcement SUSE-SA:2005:034 addressing this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.


Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.54

Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.0

References

Opera Web Browser Remote Window Hijacking Vulnerability

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