CVE-2008-4795

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-10-30 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The links panel in Opera before 9.62 processes Javascript within the context of the "outermost page" of a frame, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Affected products

Opera Software AS Opera for Android: through 9.61; 5..10, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 (+66)

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00012.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/907/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31991
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021127
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46220
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00012.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/907/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31991

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