CVE-2009-3266

N/A Unknown
Published: September 18, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Opera before 10.01 does not properly restrict HTML in a (1) RSS or (2) Atom feed, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, and conduct cross-zone scripting attacks involving the Feed Subscription Page to read feeds or create feed subscriptions, via a crafted feed, related to the rendering of the application/rss+xml content type as "scripted content."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-10/0289.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37182
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securethoughts.com/2009/09/exploiting-chrome-and-operas-inbuilt-atomrss-reader-with-script-execution-and-more/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://securethoughts.com/2009/10/hijacking-operas-native-page-using-malicious-rss-payloads/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1001/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unix/1001/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1001/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/939/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/59358
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506517/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36418
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36850
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3073
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54021
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6314
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-10/0289.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37182
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securethoughts.com/2009/09/exploiting-chrome-and-operas-inbuilt-atomrss-reader-with-script-execution-and-more/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://securethoughts.com/2009/10/hijacking-operas-native-page-using-malicious-rss-payloads/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1001/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unix/1001/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1001/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/939/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/59358
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506517/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36418
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36850
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3073
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54021
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6314
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

Affected Vendors

opera

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