CVE-2008-4698

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.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.79% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32394 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/6 mailing list
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/905/
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32299 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46005 vdb entry
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/5 mailing list
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00009.html vendor advisory
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31842 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4698?
CVE-2008-4698 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4698?
To fix CVE-2008-4698, 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-2008-4698 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4698 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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