Opera < 12 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 59555

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Synopsis

The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Opera installed on the remote host is prior to 12.00.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- An error exists that can allow the address bar to display incorrect locations due to certain combinations of navigation, reloads and redirects, which can aid in phishing attacks. (1018)

- An error in JSON handling can allow cross-site scripting attacks. (1019)

- An error exists related to handling double-click actions and new windows that can be used in cross-site scripting attacks. (1020)

- An error exists in the handling of window focus that can allow keystrokes to be associated with non-visible windows. (1021)

- An error in the handling of page loading can allow a malicious page to prevent the loading while showing an incorrect URL in the address bar. (1022)

Solution

Upgrade to Opera 12 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 59555

File Name: opera_1200.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/18/2012

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser

Required KB Items: SMB/Opera/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/14/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3555, CVE-2012-3556, CVE-2012-3557, CVE-2012-3558, CVE-2012-3560

BID: 54011, 73573

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990

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