CVE-2012-6471 Other in n/a
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-6471 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-6471 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 2 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6471 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Opera Opera Browser. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6471/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6471/index.md)
Remote attackers can spoof the browser address bar in Opera via high-rate HTTP requests, potentially misleading users about the current site.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-6471?
CVE-2012-6471 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 2 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Opera before 12.12 allows remote attackers to spoof the address field via a high rate of HTTP requests.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6471?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opera Opera Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6471?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6471 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-6471 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6471 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-44cg-7j74-fvp3.