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Secunia Research 26/02/2003
- Opera browser Cross Site Scripting -
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Table of Contents
1..........................................................Description
2....................................................Affected Software
3.............................................................Severity
4..............................................................Exploit
5.............................................................Solution
6...........................................................Time Table
7........................................................About Secunia
8..............................................................Credits
9.........................................................Verification
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1) Description
A vulnerability exists in the way the Opera browser generates a
temporary page for displaying a redirection, when "Automatic
redirection" is disabled (not default setting).
When Opera generates a page for displaying a redirect, it does not
strip any characters, making it possible to inject malicious script
code into the page generated by the Opera browser. This page has the
same privileges as the domain trying to redirect the user, making it
possible to steal cookies, hi-jack sessions etc. from the domain.
Eg. many websites use a "redirect-script" to redirect users. These
scripts often take arguments without any further validation, because
their only function is to send the user to a new URL. However, when
Opera is set to not automatically redirect a user, Opera will display
this URL on a temporary page without stripping it for malicious code.
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2) Affected Software
Following have been tested and found vulnerable:
Opera prior to 7.02 on Windows
Opera 6.x on Linux
Vendor:
http://www.opera.com/
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3) Severity
Rating: Less critical
Impact: Cross Site Scripting
Where: From Remote
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4) Exploit
Sample exploit:
http://www.secunia.com/secunia_research/2003-1/exploit/
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5) Solution
Vendor patch:
Windows: Update to latest version. Opera v7.02 is not vulnerable.
Linux: No update available.
Workaround:
A workaround would be to leave "Automatic redirection" enabled.
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6) Time Table
15/02/2003 - Vulnerability discovered
16/02/2003 - Further research
17/02/2003 - Vendor informed
19/02/2003 - Vendor confirmed and fixed vulnerability
26/02/2003 - Vendor released Opera v7.02
26/02/2003 - Public disclosure of vulnerability
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7) About Secunia
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configuration.
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8) Credits
Jakob Balle, Secunia
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9) Verification
Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website.
http://www.secunia.com/secunia_research/2003-1/
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