Upstream information
Description
The child frames in Opera 9 before 9.20 inherit the default charset from the parent window when a charset is not specified in an HTTP Content-Type header or META tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated using the UTF-7 character set.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.3 | 
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N | 
| Access Vector | Network | 
| Access Complexity | Medium | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | None | 
| Integrity Impact | Partial | 
| Availability Impact | None | 
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2007:028, published Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 02:28:55 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:53 2025
