The child frames in Opera 9 before 9.20 inherit the default charset from the parent window when a charset is not specified in an HTTP Content-Type header or META tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated using the UTF-7 character set
Published Feb 26, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.42%
Description
The child frames in Opera 9 before 9.20 inherit the default charset from the parent window when a charset is not specified in an HTTP Content-Type header or META tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated using the UTF-7 character set.
Affected products
No data.
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.01
- 9.02
- 9.10
- 9.12
- 9.20
- 9.20
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.42% (0.02421) | 83.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02346) | 81.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.66% (0.00656) | 69.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.74% (0.01744) | 88.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 1.74% (0.01744) | 87.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 2.75% (0.02746) | 89.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.81% (0.02811) | 89.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 2.79% (0.02788) | 89.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 2.21% (0.02211) | 88.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 2.61% (0.02610) | 88.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01921) | 86.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2023 | 1.12% (0.01116) | 82.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 71.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://osvdb.org/32118 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24312 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25027 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_032007.142.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_28_opera.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/855/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461076/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22701 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017909 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0745 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/32118 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24312 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25027 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_032007.142.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_28_opera.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/855/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461076/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22701 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017909 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0745 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory |
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