# CVE-2005-2406: Opera 8.01 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or modify which files are uploaded by tricking a user into


- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jul 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p8p7-7fm4-2f46

## What is CVE-2005-2406?

CVE-2005-2406 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 28 Jul 2005. 

### Official description

Opera 8.01 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or modify which files are uploaded by tricking a user into dragging an image that is a "javascript:" URI.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2406?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opera Opera Browser.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-2406?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2406 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-2406 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2406 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Opera Opera Browser

- [CVE-2013-3211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3211/): Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 12.15 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "moderately severe issue." (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-4145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4145/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3559](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3559/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3561/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-4683](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4683/): Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 11.60 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "moderately severe issue." (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-2406 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-2406 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 28 Jul 2005. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2406 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opera Opera Browser. 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-2005-2406/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2406/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2406
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2406
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-2406

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2406/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.