CVE-2008-4794

Public Exploit

Description

Opera before 9.62 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the History Search results page, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4696.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.25% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opera.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46219 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021128 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00012.html vendor advisory
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/906/ patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31991 exploit vdb entry patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4794?
CVE-2008-4794 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4794?
To fix CVE-2008-4794, 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-2008-4794 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4794 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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