Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2004-2491 (CCN-16816)

Assigned:2004-07-26
Published:2004-07-26
Updated:2022-02-28
Summary:A race condition in Opera web browser 7.53 Build 3850 causes Opera to fill in the address bar before the page has been loaded, which allows remote attackers to spoof the URL in the address bar via the window.open and location.replace HTML parameters, which facilitates phishing attacks.
CVSS v3 Severity:3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-362
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Jul 26 2004 - 08:02:11 CDT
Opera 7.53 (Build 3850) Address Bar Spoofing Issue

Source: FULLDISC
Type: Broken Link, Exploit
20040726 Opera 7.53 (Build 3850) Address Bar Spoofing Issue

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2004-2491

Source: CCN
Type: SA12162
Opera Browser Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Broken Link, Patch
12162

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Broken Link, Patch
http://www.opera.com/windows/changelogs/754/

Source: OSVDB
Type: Broken Link, Exploit
8317

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 8317
Opera Multiple Function Address Bar Spoofing

Source: BID
Type: Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
10810

Source: CCN
Type: BID-10810
Opera Web Browser Location Replace URI Obfuscation Weakness

Source: XF
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
opera-addressbar-spoofing(16816)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
opera-addressbar-spoofing(16816)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 7.53)

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    opera opera browser *