Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-1080 - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Opera Browser

047910
CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
opera
CWE-20
nessus

Summary

Opera before 9.26 allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files by tricking a user into typing the characters of the target filename into a file input.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Opera
106

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Server Side Include (SSI) Injection
    An attacker can use Server Side Include (SSI) Injection to send code to a web application that then gets executed by the web server. Doing so enables the attacker to achieve similar results to Cross Site Scripting, viz., arbitrary code execution and information disclosure, albeit on a more limited scale, since the SSI directives are nowhere near as powerful as a full-fledged scripting language. Nonetheless, the attacker can conveniently gain access to sensitive files, such as password files, and execute shell commands.
  • Cross Zone Scripting
    An attacker is able to cause a victim to load content into their web-browser that bypasses security zone controls and gain access to increased privileges to execute scripting code or other web objects such as unsigned ActiveX controls or applets. This is a privilege elevation attack targeted at zone-based web-browser security. In a zone-based model, pages belong to one of a set of zones corresponding to the level of privilege assigned to that page. Pages in an untrusted zone would have a lesser level of access to the system and/or be restricted in the types of executable content it was allowed to invoke. In a cross-zone scripting attack, a page that should be assigned to a less privileged zone is granted the privileges of a more trusted zone. This can be accomplished by exploiting bugs in the browser, exploiting incorrect configuration in the zone controls, through a cross-site scripting attack that causes the attackers' content to be treated as coming from a more trusted page, or by leveraging some piece of system functionality that is accessible from both the trusted and less trusted zone. This attack differs from "Restful Privilege Escalation" in that the latter correlates to the inadequate securing of RESTful access methods (such as HTTP DELETE) on the server, while cross-zone scripting attacks the concept of security zones as implemented by a browser.
  • Cross Site Scripting through Log Files
    An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
  • Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.

Nessus

  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200803-09.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200803-09 (Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities) Mozilla discovered that Opera does not handle input to file form fields properly, allowing scripts to manipulate the file path (CVE-2008-1080). Max Leonov found out that image comments might be treated as scripts, and run within the wrong security context (CVE-2008-1081). Arnaud reported that a wrong representation of DOM attribute values of imported XML documents allows them to bypass sanitization filters (CVE-2008-1082). Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to upload a file with a known path by entering text into a specially crafted form, to execute scripts outside intended security boundaries and conduct Cross-Site Scripting attacks. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id31384
    published2008-03-07
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/31384
    titleGLSA-200803-09 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200803-09.
    #
    # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
    # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
    # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(31384);
      script_version("1.14");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:44");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1080", "CVE-2008-1081", "CVE-2008-1082");
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200803-09");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-200803-09 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200803-09
    (Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities)
    
        Mozilla discovered that Opera does not handle input to file form fields
        properly, allowing scripts to manipulate the file path (CVE-2008-1080).
        Max Leonov found out that image comments might be treated as scripts,
        and run within the wrong security context (CVE-2008-1081). Arnaud
        reported that a wrong representation of DOM attribute values of
        imported XML documents allows them to bypass sanitization filters
        (CVE-2008-1082).
      
    Impact :
    
        A remote attacker could entice a user to upload a file with a known
        path by entering text into a specially crafted form, to execute scripts
        outside intended security boundaries and conduct Cross-Site Scripting
        attacks.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There is no known workaround at this time."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200803-09"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All Opera users should upgrade to the latest version:
        # emerge --sync
        # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/opera-9.26'"
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_cwe_id(20, 79, 94);
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:opera");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/03/04");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/03/07");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("qpkg.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/opera", unaffected:make_list("ge 9.26"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 9.26"))) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = qpkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Opera");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_30C560FFE0DF11DC891A02061B08FC24.NASL
    descriptionOpera Software ASA reports about multiple security fixes : - Fixed an issue where simulated text inputs could trick users into uploading arbitrary files, as reported by Mozilla. - Image properties can no longer be used to execute scripts, as reported by Max Leonov. - Fixed an issue where the representation of DOM attribute values could allow cross site scripting, as reported by Arnaud.lb.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id31154
    published2008-02-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/31154
    titleFreeBSD : opera -- multiple vulnerabilities (30c560ff-e0df-11dc-891a-02061b08fc24)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(31154);
      script_version("1.15");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:39");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1080", "CVE-2008-1081");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : opera -- multiple vulnerabilities (30c560ff-e0df-11dc-891a-02061b08fc24)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Opera Software ASA reports about multiple security fixes :
    
    - Fixed an issue where simulated text inputs could trick users into
    uploading arbitrary files, as reported by Mozilla.
    
    - Image properties can no longer be used to execute scripts, as
    reported by Max Leonov.
    
    - Fixed an issue where the representation of DOM attribute values
    could allow cross site scripting, as reported by Arnaud.lb."
      );
      # http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/926/
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://help.opera.com/en/latest/"
      );
      # http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/877/
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?0d39fc1e"
      );
      # http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/879/
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b67d5d7a"
      );
      # http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/880/
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9c00fb96"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/30c560ff-e0df-11dc-891a-02061b08fc24.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b197fc65"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_cwe_id(20, 94);
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-opera");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:opera");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:opera-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/02/20");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/02/22");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/02/25");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"opera<9.26")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"opera-devel<9.26")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"linux-opera<9.26")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idOPERA_926.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Opera installed on the remote host reportedly is affected by several issues : - Simulated text input could trick users into uploading arbitrary files. - Image properties comments containing script will be run when displaying the image properties, leading to code execution in the wrong security context. - Representation of DOM attribute values could allow cross-site scripting when importing XML into a document.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id31129
    published2008-02-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/31129
    titleOpera < 9.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(31129);
      script_version("1.13");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1080", "CVE-2008-1081", "CVE-2008-1082");
      script_bugtraq_id(27901);
      script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"29029");
    
      script_name(english:"Opera < 9.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks version number of Opera");
    
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several
    issues." );
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The version of Opera installed on the remote host reportedly is
    affected by several issues :
    
      - Simulated text input could trick users into 
        uploading arbitrary files.
    
      - Image properties comments containing script will
        be run when displaying the image properties, 
        leading to code execution in the wrong security 
        context.
    
      - Representation of DOM attribute values could allow
        cross-site scripting when importing XML into a 
        document." );
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/877/" );
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/879/" );
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/880/" );
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://web.archive.org/web/20170910210728/http://www.opera.com:80/docs/changelogs/windows/926/" );
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Upgrade to Opera version 9.26 or later." );
     script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
     script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
     script_cwe_id(20, 79, 94);
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2008/02/20");
     script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:28");
    script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
    script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser");
    script_end_attributes();
    
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"Windows");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
    
      script_dependencies("opera_installed.nasl");
      script_require_keys("SMB/Opera/Version_UI");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("global_settings.inc");
    
    
    version_ui = get_kb_item("SMB/Opera/Version_UI");
    if (isnull(version_ui)) exit(0);
    
    if (version_ui =~ "^([0-8]\.|9\.([01][0-9]|2[0-5])($|[^0-9]))")
    {
      if (report_verbosity)
      {
        report = string(
          "\n",
          "Opera version ", version_ui, " is currently installed on the remote host.\n"
        );
        security_warning(port:get_kb_item("SMB/transport"), extra:report);
      }
      else security_warning(get_kb_item("SMB/transport"));
    }