SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-2407

A design error in Opera 8.01 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by overlaying a malicious new window above a file download dialog box, then tricking the user into double-clicking on the "Run" button, aka "link hijacking".

MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 2.72%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.72%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A design error in Opera 8.01 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by overlaying a malicious new window above a file download dialog box, then tricking the user into double-clicking on the "Run" button, aka "link hijacking".

CVSS 2.0
5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
2.72% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-1021
Affected
opera/opera browser
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.