Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4725
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera.dll in Opera 9.52 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string, which is not properly escaped before storage in the History Search database (aka md.dat), a different vector than CVE-2008-4696. NOTE: some of these issues were addressed before 9.60.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2008-4725
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4725
0.46%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 76 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4725
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4725
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-4725
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http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-10-22_Opera_Stored_Cross_Site_Scripting.pdf
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http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46231
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/5
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http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/903/
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46003
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/6
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873
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http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
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http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497646/100/0/threaded
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4504
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http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/
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http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31869
Opera Web Browser History Search Input Validation VulnerabilityExploit
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