Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 23, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 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).
Affected products
73cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 72 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
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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