4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-4696
Opera XSS in Anchor Identifier Storage
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera.dll in Opera before 9.61 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the anchor identifier (aka the "optional fragment"), which is not properly escaped before storage in the History Search database (aka md.dat).

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 23, 2008, 10 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:52 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4696 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
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-2008-4696.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00009.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32299 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32394
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
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/ Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/ Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/ Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/903/ Vendor Advisory
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 Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46003
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00009.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32299 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32394
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
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/ Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/ Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/ Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/903/ Vendor Advisory
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 Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46003
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-4696 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-4696 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00009.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32299
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32394
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32538
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4504
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/6
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/5
    Added Reference http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/
    Added Reference http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/
    Added Reference http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/
    Added Reference http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
    Added Reference http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/
    Added Reference http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/903/
    Added Reference http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-10-22_Opera_Stored_Cross_Site_Scripting.pdf
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497646/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31869
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46003
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497646/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497646/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6801 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46003 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46003 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 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-2008-4696 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-2008-4696 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

80.94 }} -0.76%

score

0.98578

percentile

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