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OmniWeb Dialog Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA13002
Release Date: 2004-10-27
Last Update: 2005-02-11
Popularity: 8,449 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Spoofing
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:OmniWeb 5.x

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Description:
A vulnerability has been discovered in OmniWeb, which can be exploited by malicious web sites to spoof dialog boxes.

Inactive windows can launch dialog boxes so they appear to be displayed by a web site in another window. This can be exploited by a malicious web site to show a dialog box, which seems to originate from a trusted web site.

Successful exploitation would normally require that a user is tricked into opening a link from a malicious web site to a trusted web site in a new window.

A test is available here:
http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_dialog_box_spoofing_test/

The vulnerability has been confirmed in OmniWeb 5.0.1. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 5.1.
http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/download/

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported in OmniWeb by:
sam

Vulnerability originally discovered by:
Jakob Balle, Secunia Research.

Changelog:
2005-02-11: Updated "Solution" section.

Original Advisory:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-10/


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