CVE-2008-3172 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 14 Jul 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can hijack user sessions via cookie manipulation on specific top-level domains, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious site.

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-2008-3172?

CVE-2008-3172 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2008. 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 allows web sites to set cookies for country-specific top-level domains that have DNS A records, such as co.tv, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user's HTTP session, aka "Cross-Site Cooking."

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3172?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Opera Opera.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3172?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2008-3172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qq2x-j84f-pf8v.