Unscored severity · published Aug 9, 2011
CVE-2008-7297
Opera cannot properly restrict modifications to cookies established in HTTPS sessions, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to overwrite or delete arbitrary cookies via a…
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CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Opera cannot properly restrict modifications to cookies established in HTTPS sessions, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to overwrite or delete arbitrary cookies via a Set-Cookie header in an HTTP response, related to lack of the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) includeSubDomains feature, aka a "cookie forcing" issue.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OB
Opera Browser · Opera
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7297
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7297
code.google.com
http://code.google.com/p/browsersec/wiki/Part2#Same-origin_policy_for_cookies
michael-coates.blogspot.com
http://michael-coates.blogspot.com/2010/01/cookie-forcing-trust-your-cookies-no.html
scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2008/11/cookie-forcing.html
scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/02/some-less-obvious-benefits-of-hsts.html
Patch
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=660053
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