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Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.60 allows...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 9, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.60 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a redirect that specifies a crafted URL.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 23, 2008
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Last updated Apr 9, 2025

Severity

High

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(95th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2008-4694

GHSA ID

GHSA-qgqr-xgpp-pcg3

Source code

No known source code

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