CVE-2006-6970 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass Opera's Fraud Protection by appending specific characters to domain names, potentially exposing users to phishing sites.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6970?
CVE-2006-6970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 7 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Opera 9.10 Final allows remote attackers to bypass the Fraud Protection mechanism by adding certain characters to the end of a domain name, as demonstrated by the "." and "/" characters, which is not caught by the blacklist filter.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6970?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opera Opera Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6970?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6970 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-6970 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6970 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opera Opera Browser
- CVE-2013-3211 Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 12.15 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "moderately severe issue."
- CVE-2012-4145 Other in n/a
- CVE-2012-3559 Other in n/a
- CVE-2012-3561 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2011-4683 Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 11.60 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "moderately severe issue."
Sources
Also known as GHSA-77xw-48w8-vqc2.