CVE-2016-9473 (GCVE-0-2016-9473)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-28 02:46 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Brave Browser iOS before 1.2.18 and Brave Browser Android 1.9.56 and earlier suffer from Full Address Bar Spoofing, allowing attackers to trick a victim by displaying a malicious page for legitimate domain names.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (CWE-451)
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/brave/browser-ios/pull/504 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017010042 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/175958 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97155 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Brave Software Brave Browser iOS before 1.2.18 and Brave Browser Android 1.9.56 and earlier |
Affected:
Brave Software Brave Browser iOS before 1.2.18 and Brave Browser Android 1.9.56 and earlier
|
Date Public
2017-03-27 00:00
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