CVE-2005-1669

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-06-16 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera 8.0 Final Build 1095 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via "javascript:" URLs when a new window or frame is opened, which allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions and perform unauthorized actions on other domains.

Affected products

Opera Browser: before 8.01 — fixed in 8.01

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Opera Browser 8.01. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/15411
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-5/advisory/
http://secunia.com/advisories/15411
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-5/advisory/

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