CVE-2023-52263

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Published Dec 30, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Brave Browser before 1.59.40 does not properly restrict the schema for WebUI factory and redirect. This is related to browser/brave_content_browser_client.cc and browser/ui/webui/brave_web_ui_controller_factory.cc.

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

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:brave:browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.455% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/32449
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/32473
https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/19820
https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/19820/commits/9da202f7f4bc80b6975909b684bbc0764a31c4e9

History

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Subscriptions

Brave Browser

Weaknesses

CWE-601

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 30, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:55 PM
Reserved: Dec 30, 2023, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 30, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM

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