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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 context of the outermost page instead of the page that contains this URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Published

2008-10-23T22:00:01.467

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	opera	opera_browser	≤ 9.60	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	5.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	5.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	5.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	5.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	5.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	5.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	5.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	5.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	5.02	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	5.10	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	5.11	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	5.12	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.1	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.01	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.1	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.02	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.03	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.04	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.05	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.06	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.11	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	6.12	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.01	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.02	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.03	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.10	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.10	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.11	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.11	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.20	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.20	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.21	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.22	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.23	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.50	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.50	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.51	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.52	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.53	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.54	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.54	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.54	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	7.60	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	8.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	8.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	8.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	8.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	8.01	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	8.02	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	8.50	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	8.51	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	8.52	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	8.53	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	8.54	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.0	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.01	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.02	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.10	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.12	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.20	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.20	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.21	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.22	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.23	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.24	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.25	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.26	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.27	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.50	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.50	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.50	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.51	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.52	Yes
Application	opera	opera_browser	9.60	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00009.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32299 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32394 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/6 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/5 ([email protected])
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/ ([email protected])
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/ ([email protected])
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/ ([email protected])
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/ ([email protected])
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/ ([email protected])
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/904/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31842 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46004 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00009.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32299 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32394 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/6 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/5 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/904/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31842 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46004 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)