CVE-2008-4795 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.3% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The links panel in Opera before 9.62 processes Javascript within the context of the "outermost page" of a frame, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.34% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| opera | opera |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Opera Web Browser 9.x - History Search and Links Panel Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-10-30 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00012.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32538
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
- http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/907/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31991
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021127
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46220
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00012.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32538
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
- http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/907/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31991
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021127
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46220
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