CVE-2019-18624 - Opera Mini for Android allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions on .apk file download/installation via an RTLO (aka Right to Left Override) approach, as demonstrated by misinterpretation of malicious%E2%80%AEtxt.apk as maliciouskpa.txt

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CRITICAL

Opera Mini for Android allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions on .apk file download/installation via an RTLO (aka Right to Left Override) approach, as demonstrated by misinterpretation of malicious%E2%80%AEtxt.apk as maliciouskpa.txt

Published Oct 29, 2019

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 1.41%

Description

Opera Mini for Android allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions on .apk file download/installation via an RTLO (aka Right to Left Override) approach, as demonstrated by misinterpretation of malicious%E2%80%AEtxt.apk as maliciouskpa.txt. This affects 44.1.2254.142553, 44.1.2254.142659, and 44.1.2254.143214.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://firstsight.me/2019/10/illegal-rendered-at-download-feature-in-several-apps-including-opera-mini-that-lead-to-extension-manipulation-with-rtlo/
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2019-8348
Advisory
https://medium.com/%40YoKoKho/illegal-rendered-at-download-feature-in-opera-mini-that-lead-to-extension-manipulation-with-rtlo-685bf2d77d51
x_refsource_MISC

Link	Providers	Tags
http://firstsight.me/2019/10/illegal-rendered-at-download-feature-in-several-apps-including-opera-mini-that-lead-to-extension-manipulation-with-rtlo/		x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2019-8348		Advisory
https://medium.com/%40YoKoKho/illegal-rendered-at-download-feature-in-opera-mini-that-lead-to-extension-manipulation-with-rtlo-685bf2d77d51		x_refsource_MISC