What is CVE-2019-18624?

CVE-2019-18624 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Opera Mini. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2019-18624?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-18624 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Opera Mini

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. This affects 44.1.2254.142553, 44.1.2254.142659, and 44.1.2254.143214.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Opera Mini — versions 44.1.2254.142553, 44.1.2254.142659, 44.1.2254.143214
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18624?: CVE-2019-18624 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Opera Mini. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-18624?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-18624 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.