Opera parent page frame weak security
| opera-parentpageframe-weak-security (43033) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Opera could provide weaker than expected security. Pages in frames are permitted to change the location of pages in unrelated frames on the parent page. By persuading a victim to display a specially-crafted page inside of a frame, an attacker could replace arbitrary content of other frames on the parent page.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Other
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Opera (9.5 or later), available from the Opera Web site. See References.
References:
- Opera 9.5 for Windows Changelog: Security.
- Opera Software Knowledge Base Article 885: Advisory: Pages held in frames are able to change the location of pages in unrelated frames on the parent page.
- Opera Web site: Download Opera Web Browser.
- BID-29684: Opera Web Browser 9.27 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-2716: Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.5 allows remote attackers to spoof the contents of trusted frames on the same parent page by modifying the location, which can facilitate phishing attacks.
- SA30636: Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1020292: Opera Lets Frames Modify the Location of Other Frames in a Page
- SUSE-SA:2008:029: Opera 9.50 security update
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1812: Opera Browser Multiple Spoofing and Information Disclosure Issues
Platforms Affected:
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.3
- Novell OpenSUSE 11.0
- Opera Opera Browser 9.0
- Opera Opera Browser 9.0 Beta2
- Opera Opera Browser 9.0 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 9.01
- Opera Opera Browser 9.01 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 9.02
- Opera Opera Browser 9.10
- Opera Opera Browser 9.2
- Opera Opera Browser 9.2 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 9.21
- Opera Opera Browser 9.22
- Opera Opera Browser 9.23
- Opera Opera Browser 9.24
- Opera Opera Browser 9.25
- Opera Opera Browser 9.26
- Opera Opera Browser 9.27
Reported:
Jun 12, 2008
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