2.6
LOW
CVE-2004-2491
Opera Phishing URL Spoofing Race Condition
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2004, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-2491 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opera opera_browser
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2004-2491.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1056.html Broken Link Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/12162 Broken Link Patch
http://www.opera.com/windows/changelogs/754/ Broken Link Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/8317 Broken Link Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10810 Broken Link Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16816 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1056.html Broken Link Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/12162 Broken Link Patch
http://www.opera.com/windows/changelogs/754/ Broken Link Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/8317 Broken Link Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10810 Broken Link Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16816 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-2491 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1056.html Exploit http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1056.html Broken Link, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/12162 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/12162 Broken Link, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.opera.com/windows/changelogs/754/ Patch http://www.opera.com/windows/changelogs/754/ Broken Link, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.osvdb.org/8317 Exploit http://www.osvdb.org/8317 Broken Link, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10810 Exploit, Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10810 Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16816 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16816 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-362
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:7.53_build_3850:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.53
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/16816 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16816 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.87 }} 0.00%

score

0.86532

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability