CVE-2008-4725

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.01% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
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/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/
http://secunia.com/advisories/32299 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-10-22_Opera_Stored_Cross_Site_Scripting.pdf
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/5 mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46231 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31869 vdb entry exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801 exploit
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46003 vdb entry
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/903/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4504 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497646/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4725?
CVE-2008-4725 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4725?
To fix CVE-2008-4725, 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-2008-4725 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4725 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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