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CVE-2008-4199

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4199 describes a vulnerability in Opera versions prior to 9.52, where the browser fails to prevent web pages from linking to local feed source files. This flaw could allow a remote attacker to determine the existence and validity of local filenames through JavaScript event manipulation. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, but its impact is limited to information disclosure (C:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.51CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0286 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 23,723 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/31549
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32538
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/44557
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/09/19/2
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/4
opera.com / docs/changelogs/freebsd/952
opera.com / docs/changelogs/linux/952
opera.com / docs/changelogs/mac/952
opera.com / docs/changelogs/solaris/952
opera.com / docs/changelogs/windows/952
opera.com / support/search/view/896
securityfocus.com / bid/30768
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2416
Vendor Advisory