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Opera < 15 UTF-8 Encoding XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 70217
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Synopsis
The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by a cross- site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of Opera installed on the remote host is a version prior to version 15. It is, therefore, vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks due to improper validation of UTF-8 page encoding settings.Solution
Upgrade to Opera 15 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 70217
File Name: opera_1500.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: Local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 9/30/2013
Updated: 5/27/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-4705
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Opera
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/2/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-4705
BID: 62425