Description
Opera 6.0.1 and 6.0.2 allows a remote web site to upload arbitrary files from the client system, without prompting the client, via an input type=file tag whose value contains a newline.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Opera 6.0.1/6.0.2 - Arbitrary File Disclosure EDB-21483 · remote · May 27, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20020527 Reading ANY local file in Opera (GM#001-OP) mailing-list
- 20020527 Reading ANY local file in Opera (GM#001-OP) mailing-list
- opera-browser-file-retrieval(9188) vdb-entry
- http://www.opera.com/windows/changelog/log603.html
- 4834 vdb-entry