Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 23, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4696
CVE-2008-4696
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).
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Affected products
74cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 73 more
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5..10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.20:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.50:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.54:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.54:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7:beta_1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.0:beta_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.20:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.50:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <9.61
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
20- www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/nvdPatch
- www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/nvdPatch
- www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/nvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31869nvdExploitPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/32299nvdVendor Advisory
- www.opera.com/support/search/view/903/nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00009.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32394nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32538nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4504nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/6nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/5nvd
- www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/nvd
- www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/nvd
- www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-10-22_Opera_Stored_Cross_Site_Scripting.pdfnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497646/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46003nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801nvd
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