CVE-2008-4725

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• Opera 9.60 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting2008-10-22 · remote · windows · Verified

Impact

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.

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Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32299
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4504
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/5
• http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/
• http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/
• http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/
• http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
• http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/
• http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/903/
• http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-10-22_Opera_Stored_Cross_Site_Scripting.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497646/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31869
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46003
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46231
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32299
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4504
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/5
• http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/
• http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/
• http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/
• http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/