CVE-2004-2491 json
A race condition in Opera web browser 7.53 Build 3850 causes Opera to fill in the address bar before the page has been loaded, which allows…
published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2482
- cvss
- 2.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.3%
- EPSS 6.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
A race condition in Opera web browser 7.53 Build 3850 causes Opera to fill in the address bar before the page has been loaded, which allows remote attackers to spoof the URL in the address bar via the window.open and location.replace HTML parameters, which facilitates phishing attacks.
Patch / fix
- opera.com/windows/changelogs/754/ patch
- secunia.com/advisories/12162 advisory
- securityfocus.com/bid/10810 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-24325)
- Published
Exploit prediction
6.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-24325 Opera Web Browser 7.53 - Location Replace URI Obfuscation remote, 2004-07-27
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10810 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1056.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/8317 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/12162
third-party-advisory, broken-link, patch
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opera.com
/windows/changelogs/754/
broken-link, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/10810
vdb-entry, broken-link, exploit, patch, third-party-advisory
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1056.html
mailing-list, broken-link, exploit
-
osvdb.org
/8317
vdb-entry, broken-link, exploit
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/16816
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-2491
- NVD CVE-2004-2491
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