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Vulnerability · CVE-2012-6467

Opera before 12.10 Internet Shortcut Vulnerability

Published Jan 2, 2013 · catalog updated Jan 2, 2013 · Opera before 12.10 Internet

Patch now

CVE-2012-6467 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Opera before 12.10 Internet against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.46%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor opera opera_browser

Opera before 12.10 follows Internet shortcuts that are referenced by a (1) IMG element or (2) other inline element, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct phishing attacks via a crafted web site, as exploited in the wild in November 2012.

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  • vendor opera opera_browserversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2012-6467

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2012-6467 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Opera before 12.10 Internet against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.46%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 2, 2013 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Opera before 12.10 follows Internet shortcuts that are referenced by a (1) IMG element or (2) other inline element, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct phishing attacks via a crafted web site, as exploited in the wild in November 2012.

  2. Jan 2, 2013 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2012-6467

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2012-6467

    30-day exploitation probability 1.5%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2012-6467

    Opera before 12.10 follows Internet shortcuts that are referenced by a (1) IMG element or (2) other inline element, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct phishing attacks via a crafted web site, as exploited in the wild in November 2012.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.