CVE-2003-0593 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Opera's web browser. By using encoded directory traversal sequences ("%2e%2e") in a URL, remote attackers could bypass cookie access restrictions, leading to cookies being sent to unintended applications on the same server. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity with network-based attacks, low complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.