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CVE-2021-23253 (GCVE-0-2021-23253)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-11 15:43 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:05
VLAI
Summary
Opera Mini for Android below 53.1 displays URL left-aligned in the address field. This allows a malicious attacker to craft a URL with a long domain name, e.g. www.safe.opera.com.attacker.com. With the URL being left-aligned, the user will only see the front part (e.g. www.safe.opera.com…) The exact amount depends on the phone screen size but the attacker can craft a number of different domains and target different phones. Starting with version 53.1 Opera Mini displays long URLs with the top-level domain label aligned to the right of the address field which mitigates the issue.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Address bar spoofing
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Opera Mini for Android Affected: Below 53.1
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