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CVE-2008-4697

The Fast Forward feature in Opera before 9.61, when a page is located in a frame, executes a javascript: URL in the cont

The Fast Forward feature in Opera before 9.61, when a page is located in a frame, executes a javascript: URL in the context of the outermost page instead of the page that contains this URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.00787
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
opera browser<= 9.60
opera browserall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD23 Oct 2008 · 10:00 PM
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References & Sources

16
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00009.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32299Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32394Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/6
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