FreeBSD : opera -- XMLHttpRequest security bypass (79217c9b-e1d9-11d9-b875-0001020eed82)

high Nessus Plugin ID 18991

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

A Secunia Advisory reports :

Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Opera, which can be exploited by malicious people to steal content or to perform actions on other websites with the privileges of the user.

Normally, it should not be possible for the XMLHttpRequest object to access resources from outside the domain of which the object was opened. However, due to insufficient validation of server side redirects, it is possible to circumvent this restriction.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18991

File Name: freebsd_pkg_79217c9be1d911d9b8750001020eed82.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-opera, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:opera, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:opera-devel, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 6/20/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1475

Secunia: 15008

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