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    CVE-2008-4696

    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).

    Published:Oct 23, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 23, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.62121
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Opera
    Product
    Opera

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31869http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31869https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9944https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16304https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High