CVE-2009-4071 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can steal sensitive information or execute scripts via XSS when Opera's exception stacktraces are enabled.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2009-4071?

CVE-2009-4071 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 24 Nov 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

Opera before 10.10, when exception stacktraces are enabled, places scripting error messages from a web site into variables that can be read by a different web site, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-16

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4071?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Opera Opera Browser.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4071?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2009-4071 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Opera Opera Browser vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f383-hh72-jgh8.

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