CVE-2008-4200
Opera before 9.52 does not ensure that the address field of a news feed represents the feed's...
Opera before 9.52 does not ensure that the address field of a news feed represents the feed's actual URL, which allows remote attackers to change this field to display the URL of a page containing web script controlled by the attacker.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Opera before 9.52 does not ensure that the address field of a news feed represents the feed's actual URL, which allows remote attackers to change this field to display the URL of a page containing web script controlled by the attacker.
- Record
CVE-2008-4200- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Opera before 9.52 does not ensure that the address field of a news feed represents the feed's actual URL, which allows remote attackers to change this field to display the URL of a page containing web script controlled by the attacker.
- Record
CVE-2008-4200- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4183 No score
Opera before 9.52 does not ensure that the address field of a news feed represents the feed's actual URL, which allows remote attackers to change this field to display the URL of a page containing web script controlled by the attacker.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4183- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g7gq-8xmf-48g9 No score
Opera before 9.52 does not ensure that the address field of a news feed represents the feed's...
Opera before 9.52 does not ensure that the address field of a news feed represents the feed's actual URL, which allows remote attackers to change this field to display the URL of a page containing web script controlled by the attacker.
- Record
GHSA-g7gq-8xmf-48g9- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4200 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Opera Browser, published September 27, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.18%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2416
secunia.com/advisories/32538
opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/952
securitytracker.com/id?1020723
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44559
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securityfocus.com/bid/30768
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/4
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235298
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4200
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g7gq-8xmf-48g9