CVE-2004-2083

medium

Description

Opera Web Browser 7.0 through 7.23 allows remote attackers to trick users into executing a malicious file by embedding a CLSID in the file name, which causes the malicious file to appear as a trusted file type, aka "File Download Extension Spoofing."

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21698

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2004-2075

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9640

http://www.osvdb.org/3917

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/750b1/

http://secunia.com/advisories/10760

http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_File_Download_Extension_Spoofing_Test/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-02-11

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.6

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

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01142