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Opera < 9.23 Arbitrary Code Execution

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4177

Synopsis

The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of Opera installed on the remote host reportedly allows for execution of arbitrary code via specially-crafted Javascript if a user can be tricked into visiting a malicious site.

Solution

Upgrade to version 9.23 or higher.

See Also

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/923

http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/865

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 4177

Family: Web Clients

Published: 8/16/2007

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 25900

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4367

BID: 25331