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CVE-2008-4199
Opera before 9.52 does not prevent use of links from web pages to feed source files on the local disk, which might allow remote attackers…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.9%
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- mitre
Description
Opera before 9.52 does not prevent use of links from web pages to feed source files on the local disk, which might allow remote attackers to determine the validity of local filenames via vectors involving "detection of JavaScript events and appropriate manipulation."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (16)
- ADV-2008-2416 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/896/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32538 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/952/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/952/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- opera-feedsource-info-disclosure(44557) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1020722 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 30768 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/952/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080923 Re: CVE request: Opera < 9.52 multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080919 CVE request: Opera < 9.52 multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 31549 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235298 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/952/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200811-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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