84450 : Opera DOM Element Handling XSS Protection Bypass
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-08-02

Description

Opera contains a flaw that is triggered when an error occurs during the handling of certain DOM elements. This may allow a context-dependent attacker to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) protection and more easily conduct XSS attacks.

Classification

Location: Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 11.66 for Mac or version 12.01 for all platforms or higher, as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Opera Software ASA	Opera	12.00
		11.65

References

Security Tracker: 1027337
CVE ID: 2012-4144 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 50044 50298 50740
Related OSVDB ID: 84447 84448 84449
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00024.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201209-11.xml
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1166/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1201/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unix/1201/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1201/
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1025/

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-08-07 | Disagree?

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