First published: Mon Nov 21 2005(Updated: )
Opera Web Browser 8.50 and 8.0 through 8.0.2 allows remote attackers to spoof the URL in the status bar via the title in an image in a link to a trusted site within a form to the malicious site.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Opera | =8.50 | |
Opera | =8.0 | |
Opera | =8.02 | |
Opera | =8.01 |
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CVE-2005-3699 is considered to have a medium severity level due to the potential for URL spoofing.
To fix CVE-2005-3699, users should upgrade to a version of Opera Web Browser that is higher than 8.50.
The affected versions of Opera in CVE-2005-3699 include 8.0 through 8.50.
CVE-2005-3699 exploits a URL spoofing vulnerability, allowing attackers to mislead users about the actual URL.
There is no official workaround for CVE-2005-3699; the recommended action is to update the browser.