Opera news feed subscription requests weak security
| opera-newsfeed-weak-security (44559) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Opera could provide weaker than expected security, caused by an error when handling news feed subscription requests. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability and modify the page address to cause the address field to incorrectly update and provide misleading information to the user.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Other
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Opera (9.52 or later), available from the Opera Web site. See References.
References:
- Opera Download Web site: Download Opera Web Browser.
- Opera Software Knowledge Base Article 897: Advisory: Feed subscription can cause the wrong page address to be displayed.
- Opera Web site: Opera 9.52 for Windows Changelog.
- BID-30768: Opera Web Browser 9.51 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-4200: Opera before 9.52 does not ensure that the address field of a news feed represents the feed's actual URL, which allows remote attackers to change this field to display the URL of a page containing web script controlled by the attacker.
- GLSA-200811-01: Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
- SA31549: Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1020723: Opera Subscription Feed Address Bug May Prevent the Correct Address From Being Displayed
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2416: Opera Browser Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- Opera Opera Browser 9.0
- Opera Opera Browser 9.10
- Opera Opera Browser 9.2
- 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
- Opera Opera Browser 9.50
- Opera Opera Browser 9.51
Reported:
Aug 20, 2008
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