CVE-2016-9473

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.

CVSS v3 4.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97155	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017010042	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/brave/browser-ios/pull/504	Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/175958	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97155	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017010042	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/brave/browser-ios/pull/504	Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/175958	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:brave:browser::::::iphone_os::*
	cpe:2.3:a:brave:browser::::::android::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-03-28 02:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-9473

Mitre link : CVE-2016-9473

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-9473

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Products Affected

brave

browser

CWE

CWE-451

User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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