CVE-2008-4698
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD
Opera before 9.61 does not properly block scripts during preview of a news feed, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary new feed subscriptions and read the contents of arbitrary feeds.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 1.7% (78th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4678)
- Published
- October 23, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4678 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- opera / opera browser
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References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00009.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32299(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32394(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32538(Vendor Advisory)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/21/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/5
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/
- http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/905/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31842
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46005
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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