CVE-2008-4696

Exp

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).

Published: 2008-10-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2008-4696 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 62.12%, 98th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-4696

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16304 exploit_db edb 2010-11-11 Exploit-DB ↗
9944 exploit_db edb 2008-10-23 Exploit-DB ↗
6801 exploit_db edb 2008-10-22 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4696

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 2025-03-30 66.08% 62.12% -3.96%
2 2025-03-29 62.12% 66.08% +3.96%
3 2025-03-17 — 62.12% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4696

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4696

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4696

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-4696: 1 GLSA(s) (200811-01), 1 atom(s) (www-client/opera); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4696
ubuntu low CVE-2008-4696 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (opera), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): DNE 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4696

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4696

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
opera opera — cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera <= 9.6 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 5..10 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5..10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 5.3 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 5.4 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 5.6 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 5.7 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 5.8 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 5.9 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 5.11 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 5.12 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 6 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 6.01 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 6.02 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 6.03 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 6.04 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 6.05 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 6.06 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7:beta_1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.01 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.02 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.03 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.10 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.11 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.20 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.20 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.20:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.21 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.22 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.23 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.50 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.50 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.50:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.51 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.52 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.53 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.54 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.54 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.54:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 7.54 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:7.54:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.0:beta_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 8.01 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 8.02 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 8.50 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 8.51 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 8.52 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 8.53 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 8.54 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:8.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.01 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.02 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.10 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.20 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.20 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.20:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.21 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.22 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.23 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.24 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.25 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.26 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.27 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.50 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.50 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.50:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera 9.51 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4696

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00009.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32299 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32394
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4504
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/ Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/ Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/ Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/903/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2008-10-22_Opera_Stored_Cross_Site_Scripting.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497646/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31869 Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2873
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46003
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6801
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