CVE-2008-4200

Description

Opera before 9.52 does not ensure that the address field of a news feed represents the feed's actual URL, which allows remote attackers to change this field to display the URL of a page containing web script controlled by the attacker.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.94% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2416 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538 third party advisory
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/952/ patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/952/ patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020723 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44559 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30768 vdb entry
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/ patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/952/ patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/4 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/19/2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/31549 third party advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235298
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/952/ patch
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/897/ patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4200?
CVE-2008-4200 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4200?
To fix CVE-2008-4200, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4200 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4200 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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