Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera.dll in Opera 9.52 allows remote…
Priority LOW 28CWE-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
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04889 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4725
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hrm3-68f9-5g6j
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 1
Other 10
- ADV-2008-2873
- [oss-security] 20081021 Re: CVE Request: Opera 9.60 with security fixes
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-10-22_Opera_Stored_Cross_Site_Scripting.pdf
- [oss-security] 20081022 Re: CVE Request: Opera 9.60 with security fixes
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
- http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/903/
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/
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-2008-4725 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-4725 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hrm3-68f9-5g6j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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