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CVE-2017-8458

Brave 0.12.4 has a URI Obfuscation issue in which a string such as https://safe.example.com@unsafe.example.com/ is displayed without a clea…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 65%
Public exploits
0
none known

Brave 0.12.4 has a URI Obfuscation issue in which a string such as https://safe.example.com@unsafe.example.com/ is displayed without a clear UI indication that it is not a resource on the safe.example.com web site.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.08% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

References

  • github.com /brave/browser-laptop/issues/4748 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • hackerone.com /reports/175529 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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