JVN#69880570
Opera address bar spoofing vulnerability
Overview
Opera contains a vulnerability where the URL displayed in the address bar may be spoofed.
Products Affected
- Opera versions prior to 11.60
Description
Opera contains a vulnerability where certain characters may be displayed in the address bar, causing 2 URLs to potentially be indistinguishable from each other.
Impact
Phishing attacks may be possible, due to the difficulty in determining that the URL displayed in the address bar and the URL being accessed are different.
Solution
Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.
Vendor Status
| Vendor | Link |
| Opera | Opera 11.60 for Windows changelog |
References
JPCERT/CC Addendum
This JVN publication was delayed to 2012/08/30 after the developer fix was developed. From the fiscal year 2011, JPCERT/CC is using a new vendor coordination procedure. This new procedure came from the recommendation of the fiscal year 2010 "Study Group on Information System Vulnerability Handling" aimed at more timely JVN publications.
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
Credit
Masahiro Yamada reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
Other Information
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| CVE |
CVE-2012-4010 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2012-000080 |