CVE-2012-3556

Opera before 11.65 does not properly restrict the opening of a pop-up window in response to the first click of a double-click action, which makes it easier for user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site.

Published: 2012-06-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-3556 is rated High Risk (69.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.70%). EPSS rose +1.36% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3556

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 2026-06-15 2.34% 3.70% +1.36%
2 2026-02-13 2.87% 2.34% -0.52%
3 2025-03-30 — 2.87% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3556

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-3556

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-3556

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2012-3556: 1 GLSA(s) (201206-03), 1 atom(s) (www-client/opera); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-3556

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3556

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
opera opera_browser <= 11.62 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.02 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.10 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.11 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.12 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.0:tp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.0:tp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.0:tp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.01 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.02 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.03 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.04 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.05 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.06 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.11 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.12 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:beta1_v2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.01 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.02 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.03 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.10 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.10 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.10:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.11 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.11 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.11:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.20 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.20 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.20:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.21 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.22 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.23 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.50 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.50 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.50:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.51 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.52 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.53 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.54 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.54 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.54:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.54 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.54:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.01 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.02 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.50 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.51 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.52 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.53 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.54 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.01 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.02 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.10 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.20 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.20 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.20:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.21 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.22 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.23 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.24 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.25 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.26 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.27 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3556

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