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CVE-2008-4697

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2008-10-28 opera -- multiple vulnerabilities

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2008-4697
Phase Assigned(20081022)

Description

The Fast Forward feature in Opera before 9.61, when a page is located in a frame, executes a javascript: URL in the context of the outermost page instead of the page that contains this URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

References

Source Reference
MLIST [oss-security] 20081021 Re: CVE Request: Opera 9.60 with security fixes
MLIST [oss-security] 20081022 Re: CVE Request: Opera 9.60 with security fixes
CONFIRM http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/
CONFIRM http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/
CONFIRM http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/
CONFIRM http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
CONFIRM http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/
CONFIRM http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/904/
GENTOO GLSA-200811-01
SUSE SUSE-SR:2008:022
BID 31842
SECUNIA 32538
VUPEN ADV-2008-2873
SECUNIA 32299
SECUNIA 32394
XF opera-fastforward-xss(46004)