CVE-2019-12278 — MEDIUM (4.3)

Vulnerability Description

Opera through 53 on Android allows Address Bar Spoofing. Characters from several languages are displayed in Right-to-Left order, due to mishandling of several Unicode characters. The rendering mechanism, in conjunction with the "first strong character" concept, may improperly operate on a numerical IP address or an alphabetic string, leading to a spoofed URL.

CVSS Score

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Opera	Opera	52.1.2517.139570

References

https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/Vendor Advisory
https://medium.com/bugbountywriteup/opera-android-address-bar-spoofing-cve-2019-ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/Vendor Advisory
https://medium.com/bugbountywriteup/opera-android-address-bar-spoofing-cve-2019-ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-12278?

CVE-2019-12278 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Opera through 53 on Android allows Address Bar Spoofing. Characters from several languages are displayed in Right-to-Left order, due to mishandling of several Unicode characters. The rendering mechani...

How severe is CVE-2019-12278?

CVE-2019-12278 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-12278?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Opera Opera.