CVE-2008-4696

NONECVSS 0.0Weaponized
0.0
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • No confirmed exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 46%CVSS: —Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera.dll in Opera before 9.61 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the anchor identifier (aka the "optional fragment"), which is not properly escaped before storage in the History Search database (aka md.dat).

CVSS v3
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EG Score
0.0(none)
EPSS
98.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 23, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (40)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)

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Publicly available exploits

(4 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-16304✓ verified
    First seen Nov 11, 2010

    Opera historysearch - Cross-Site Scripting (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-9944✓ verified
    First seen Oct 23, 2008

    Opera 9.50/9.61 historysearch - Command Execution (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/browser/opera_historysearch✓ verified
    First seen Oct 23, 2008

    Opera historysearch XSS

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-6801✓ verified
    First seen Oct 22, 2008

    Opera 9.60 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2008-4696?
CVE-2008-4696 is a none vulnerability published on October 23, 2008. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera.dll in Opera before 9.61 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the anchor identifier (aka the "optional fragment"), which is not properly escaped before storage in the History Search database (aka md.dat).
When was CVE-2008-4696 disclosed?
CVE-2008-4696 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 23, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2008-4696 actively exploited?
CVE-2008-4696 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
How do I remediate CVE-2008-4696?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-4696, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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