# CVE-2009-3265: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via RSS or Atom feeds in Opera browser, potentially executing code in the user's context.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/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:** 18 Sep 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c5g5-37rh-vqmp

## What is CVE-2009-3265?

CVE-2009-3265 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 18 Sep 2009. 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) RSS or (2) Atom feed, related to the rendering of the application/rss+xml content type as "scripted content." NOTE: the vendor reportedly considers this behavior a "design feature," not a vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3265?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opera Opera Browser.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-3265?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3265 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-3265 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3265 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-2009-3265 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-3265 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 18 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3265 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-2009-3265/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3265/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3265
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3265
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-3265

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3265/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.