CVE-2008-4698

N/A Unknown

Published: October 23, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Opera before 9.61 does not properly block scripts during preview of a news feed, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary new feed subscriptions and read the contents of arbitrary feeds.

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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

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32538

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml

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

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/

Source: cve@mitre.org

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/905/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31842

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46005

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00009.html