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
Published Oct 23, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.89%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 9.52
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.89% (0.04889) | 91.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.89% (0.04889) | 90.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 13.01% (0.13015) | 93.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.02% (0.10022) | 92.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00455) | 76.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 70.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 66.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32299 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4504 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/903/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-10-22_Opera_Stored_Cross_Site_Scripting.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497646/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31869 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46003 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46231 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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