Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera.dll in Opera 9.52 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string, which is not properly escaped before storage in the History Search database (aka md.dat), a different vector than CVE-2008-4696. NOTE: some of these issues were addressed before 9.60.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Roberto Suggi Liverani · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801
References (17)
Core 17
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/6
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32299
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-10-22_Opera_Stored_Cross_Site_Scripting.pdf
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/5
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46231
Exploit vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31869
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46003
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/903/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4504
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497646/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/
Scores
EPSS
0.1382
EPSS Percentile
94.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (1)
opera/opera_browser
9.52
Published
Oct 23, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026