CVE-2008-4794

Opera before 9.62 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the History Search...

9.3 High

Opera before 9.62 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the History Search results page, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4696.

Exploit likelihood

4.50%Up 3.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Opera before 9.62 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the History Search results page, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4696.

Record: CVE-2008-4794
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Opera before 9.62 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the History Search results page, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4696.

Record: CVE-2008-4794
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-4773 No score

Opera before 9.62 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the History Search results page, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4696.

Record: EUVD-2008-4773
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w52x-q56h-pqx3 No score

Opera before 9.62 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the History Search...

Opera before 9.62 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the History Search results page, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4696.

Record: GHSA-w52x-q56h-pqx3
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

opera

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2008-4794 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Opera, published October 30, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.50%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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