CVE-2002-0783

Exp

Opera 6.01, 6.0, and 5.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the security context of other sites by setting the location of a frame or iframe to a Javascript: URL.

Published: 2002-08-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0783 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.51%, 93th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.83% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-0783

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21451 exploit_db edb 2002-05-15 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0783

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-08-02 7.68% 11.51% +3.83%
2 2025-03-30 14.96% 7.68% -7.28%
3 2025-03-29 — 14.96% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0783

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0783

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0783

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
opera_software opera_web_browser 5.12 cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera_software opera_web_browser 5.12 cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:5.12:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*
opera_software opera_web_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera_software opera_web_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:6.0:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*
opera_software opera_web_browser 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera_software opera_web_browser 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:6.0.1:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0783

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