CVE-2008-4696

N/A Unknown
Published: October 23, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera.dll in Opera before 9.61 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the anchor identifier (aka the "optional fragment"), which is not properly escaped before storage in the History Search database (aka md.dat).

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00009.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32299
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32394
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4504
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/6
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/5
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/903/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-10-22_Opera_Stored_Cross_Site_Scripting.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497646/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31869
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46003
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32299
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32394
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4504
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/903/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-10-22_Opera_Stored_Cross_Site_Scripting.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497646/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31869
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46003
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
62.1%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

Affected Vendors

opera

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