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CVE-2013-4705

4.3 · MEDIUM

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera before 15.00 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging UTF-8 encoding.

Published Sep 13, 2013operaCWE-79EPSS 1.79%

Overview

CVE-2013-4705 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting opera opera_browser. It was published on September 13, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera before 15.00 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging UTF-8 encoding.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from opera. Update opera_browser to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
operaopera_browser0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-4705?

CVE-2013-4705 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting opera opera_browser. It was published on September 13, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-4705?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-4705?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from opera. Update opera_browser to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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