5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-4198
Opera Frame Injected SSL Security Bypass
Description

Opera before 9.52, when rendering an http page that has loaded an https page into a frame, displays a padlock icon and offers a security information dialog reporting a secure connection, which might allow remote attackers to trick a user into performing unsafe actions on the http page.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 27, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4198 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opera opera_browser
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-4198.

URL Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235298
http://secunia.com/advisories/31549 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/19/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/4
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/952/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/952/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/952/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/952/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/895/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30768
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020721
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2416 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44555
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235298
http://secunia.com/advisories/31549 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/19/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/4
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/952/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/952/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/952/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/952/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/895/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30768
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020721
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2416 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44555

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-4198 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235298
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31549
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32538
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/19/2
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/4
    Added Reference http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/952/
    Added Reference http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/952/
    Added Reference http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/952/
    Added Reference http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/952/
    Added Reference http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/
    Added Reference http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/895/
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30768
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020721
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2416
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44555
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44555 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44555 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4198 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-4198 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.79 }} -0.06%

score

0.71598

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability