CVE-2004-2491
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,…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 2.0
- 2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 6.32% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- opera/opera browser
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1056.htmlBroken Link, Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12162Broken Link, Patch
- http://www.opera.com/windows/changelogs/754/Broken Link, Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/8317Broken Link, Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10810Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16816Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1056.htmlBroken Link, Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12162Broken Link, Patch
- http://www.opera.com/windows/changelogs/754/Broken Link, Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/8317Broken Link, Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10810Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16816Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.