Opera History Object Information Disclosure Weakness

BID:6757

Info

Opera History Object Information Disclosure Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 6757
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 04 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 04 2003 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability credited to GreyMagic Software.
Vulnerable: Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.0 win32
Not Vulnerable: Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.0 1win32

Discussion

Opera History Object Information Disclosure Weakness

An information disclosure weakness has been reported for Opera 7 browsers on the Microsoft Windows platform.

The weakness is due to the way the history object exposes some properties. Specifically, the properties history.next and history.previous are exposed. Any site can make use of these properties to track a user's web surfing habits.

Solution / Fix

Opera History Object Information Disclosure Weakness

Solution:
Opera Software has reportedly addressed this issue in Opera 7.01 for Windows.


Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.0 win32

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