CVE-2011-2609

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-07-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Opera before 11.50 does not properly restrict data: URIs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web site.

Affected products

Opera Browser: through 11.50; 5.0, 5.0-beta2, 5.0-beta3, 5.0-beta4, 5.0-beta5, 5.0-beta6 (+114)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/45060
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1150/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unix/1150/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1150/
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/995/
http://www.osvdb.org/73485
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48500
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68322
http://secunia.com/advisories/45060
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1150/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unix/1150/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1150/

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