# CVE-2002-0898: File upload in n/a

> Remote attackers can exfiltrate arbitrary local files from Opera users by exploiting a newline injection in file input tags.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2003
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m37w-74wr-m853

## What is CVE-2002-0898?

CVE-2002-0898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Opera 6.0.1 and 6.0.2 allows a remote web site to upload arbitrary files from the client system, without prompting the client, via an input type=file tag whose value contains a newline.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0898?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opera Software Opera Web Browser.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-0898?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-0898 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0898 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Opera 6.0.1/6.0.2 - Arbitrary File Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2002-0783](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0783/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-0243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0243/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-2332](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2332/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2001-1491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1491/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2001-1245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1245/): Opera 5.0 for Linux does not properly handle malformed HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, possibly wi (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0898 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-0898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0898 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0898/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0898/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0898
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0898
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-0898

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0898/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.