The child frames in Opera 9 before 9.20 inherit the default charset from the parent…
Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The child frames in Opera 9 before 9.20 inherit the default charset from the parent window when a charset is not specified in an HTTP Content-Type header or META tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated using the UTF-7 character set.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02421 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Opera |
| cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | Opera |
| cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | Opera |
| cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.01 | Vulnerable | Opera |
| cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.02 | Vulnerable | Opera |
| cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.10 | Vulnerable | Opera |
| cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.12 | Vulnerable | Opera |
| cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.20 | Vulnerable | Opera |
| cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.20:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.20 beta1 | Vulnerable | Opera |
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Opera
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Opera
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Opera
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.01 Vulnerable ·Opera
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.02 Vulnerable ·Opera
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.10 Vulnerable ·Opera
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.12 Vulnerable ·Opera
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.20 Vulnerable ·Opera
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.20:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.20 beta1 Vulnerable ·Opera
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1115
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m2m6-jh3r-mxq5
References
More Opera Browser vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-03381 The TLS protocol 1.2 and earlier, when a DHE_EXPORT ciphersuite is enabled on a server… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7
- TI-2010-01304 Integer overflow in Opera 10.10 through 10.50 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2011-02999 The SSL protocol, as used in certain configurations in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2011-02290 Opera before 11.11 does not properly implement FRAMESET elements, which allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-05262 Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0 and earlier, when running on… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-00121 Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 9.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2007-1115 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-1115 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m2m6-jh3r-mxq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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