CVE-2007-1563 Server-side request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can force Opera clients to connect to arbitrary servers via malicious FTP PASV responses, enabling port scanning and information disclosure.
- 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-2007-1563?
CVE-2007-1563 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 21 Mar 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
The FTP protocol implementation in Opera 9.10 allows remote attackers to allows remote servers to force the client to connect to other servers, perform a proxied port scan, or obtain sensitive information by specifying an alternate server address in an FTP PASV response.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1563?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opera Opera Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1563?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1563 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2007-1563 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1563 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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-p9qf-vm7w-6rj9.