Opera Web Browser History Search and Links Panel Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

BID:31991

Info

Opera Web Browser History Search and Links Panel Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 31991
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-4795
CVE-2008-4794
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 30 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 04 2008 08:55PM
Credit: Stefano Di Paola and Opera
Vulnerable: S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.61
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.60 beta 1
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.60
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.52
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.51
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.50 beta
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.5
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.27
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.26
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.25
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.24
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.23
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.22
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.21
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.20 beta 1
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.20
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.10
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.02
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.01
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable: Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.62

Discussion

Opera Web Browser History Search and Links Panel Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Opera Web Browser is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials, change the browser's settings, and launch other attacks.

Versions prior to Opera Web Browser 9.62 are vulnerable.

NOTE: The 'History Search' issue described here may be related to the 'History Search' issue that was previously described in BID 31842 'Opera Web Browser Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities'.

Exploit / POC

Opera Web Browser History Search and Links Panel Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

To exploit these issues, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

Opera Web Browser History Search and Links Panel Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Opera Web Browser 9.62 addresses these issues. Please see the references for more information.

References

Opera Web Browser History Search and Links Panel Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

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