Detections
Analytics
Opera < 8.50 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 19766
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Synopsis
The remote host contains a web browser which is vulnerable to attachment spoofing, script insertion and unintentional file uploads.Description
The remote host is using Opera, an alternative web browser.The installed version of Opera on the remote host contains two flaws its mail client and one in the browser. First, message attachments are opened from the user's cache directory without any warnings, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary JavaScript within the context of 'file://'. Second, appending an additional '.' to an attachment's filename causes the file type to be spoofed. And third, the browser is affected by an unspecified drag-and-drop vulnerability that facilitates unintentional file uploads.
Solution
Upgrade to Opera 8.50 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 19766
File Name: opera_850.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: Local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 9/21/2005
Updated: 5/27/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2005-3041
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Opera
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/20/2005