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                   Secunia Research 16/06/2005

         - Opera "javascript:" URLs Cross-Site Scripting -

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Table of Contents

Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Description of Vulnerability.........................................3
Solution.............................................................4
Time Table...........................................................5
Credits..............................................................6
References...........................................................7
About Secunia........................................................8
Verification.........................................................9

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1) Affected Software

Opera 8.0 Final Build 1095

Prior versions may also be affected.

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2) Severity

Rating: Moderately critical
Impact: Cross Site Scripting
Where:  From remote

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3) Description of Vulnerability

Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Opera, which can
be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks and to read local files.

The vulnerability is caused due to Opera not properly restricting the
privileges of "javascript:" URLs when opened in e.g. new windows or
frames.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 8.0. Other versions
may also be affected.

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4) Solution

Update to Opera 8.01
http://www.opera.com/download/

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5) Time Table

18/05/2005 - Vulnerability discovered and reported to vendor.
16/06/2005 - Public disclosure.

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6) Credits

Discovered by Jakob Balle, Secunia Research.

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7) References

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned 
candidate number CAN-2005-1669 for the vulnerability.

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9) Verification

Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia web site:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-05/advisory/

Complete list of vulnerability reports released by Secunia Research:
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