CVE-2016-9473

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Published Mar 28, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Brave Software Brave Browser iOS before 1.2.18 and Brave Browser Android 1.9.56 and earlier

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Brave Software Brave Browser iOS before 1.2.18 and Brave Browser Android 1.9.56 and earlier`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-10279	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.935% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97155
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017010042
https://github.com/brave/browser-ios/pull/504
https://hackerone.com/reports/175958

History

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Subscriptions

Brave Browser

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:50 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published: Mar 28, 2017, 2:46 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:50 AM
Reserved: Nov 19, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 28, 2017, 2:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:56 AM

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