CVE-2002-0783 describes a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Opera versions 6.01, 6.0, and 5.12, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript within the security context of other websites by manipulating frame or iframe locations with Javascript: URLs. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion, though no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are noted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:5.12:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:6.0:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.