Vulnerability Report

CVE-2001-0898

Title: Opera Javascript setTimeout allows cross-domain information access

Information disclosure

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2001-0898

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo

Published Date Nov 15, 2001

Modified Date Apr 03, 2025

Exploit Status Available

Score 5.0 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

6.96%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2001-0898: Opera 6.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to access sensitive information such as cookies and links for other domains via Javascript that uses setTimeout to (1) access data after a new window to the domain has been opened or (2) access data via about:cache.

Impacted Vendors

opera_software 1

Reference Links

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100586079932284&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100588139312696&w=2 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7567.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3553 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100586079932284&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100588139312696&w=2 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7567.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3553

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

5.0

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

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

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2001-0898 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21156

View Code

April 03, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

November 15, 2001 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


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

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.