CVE-2008-4696

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera.dll in Opera before 9.61 allows remote...

4.3 MediumPublic exploit

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).

Exploit likelihood

45.7%Down 41.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2008-4696
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-4696
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-4676 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-4676
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g928-9c86-8mr8 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera.dll in Opera before 9.61 allows remote...

Record: GHSA-g928-9c86-8mr8
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

opera

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Opera historysearch - Cross-Site Scripting (Metasploit)	2010-11-11
Exploit-DB	Opera 9.60 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting	2008-10-22
Exploit-DB	Opera 9.50/9.61 historysearch - Command Execution (Metasploit)	2008-10-23
Metasploit	Opera historysearch XSS	2008-10-23

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4696 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Opera, published October 23, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 45.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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