70005 : Opera WAP WML Form Field Clearing Weakness Information Disclosure
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-12-16

Description

Opera contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when Opera fails to clear WAP WML form fields when navigating to a new web site, which allows a remote attacker to use an input field with the same name as one on a previously visited web site to obtain sensitive information.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 11.00 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Opera Software ASA

Opera

10.70lr

References

CVE ID: 2010-4580 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 42653 42746
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00006.html
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1100/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unix/1100/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1100/
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/979/

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-12-22 | Disagree?

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