CVE-2008-5681

Description

Opera before 9.63 does not block unspecified "scripted URLs" during the feed preview, which allows remote attackers to read existing subscriptions and force subscriptions to arbitrary feed URLs.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.36%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opera.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/963/
http://secunia.com/advisories/34294	third party advisory
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/923/	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021461	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5681?: CVE-2008-5681 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5681?: To fix CVE-2008-5681, 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-2008-5681 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5681 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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