4.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-9473
Brave Browser Full Address Bar Spoofing
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 28, 2017, 2:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 19, 2021, 6:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Brave browser
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-9473.

URL 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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9473 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/brave/browser-ios/pull/504 Vendor Advisory https://github.com/brave/browser-ios/pull/504 Broken Link
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:brave:browser:*:*:*:*:*:ios:*:* versions up to (including) 1.2.17 *cpe:2.3:a:brave:browser:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (including) 1.9.56 OR *cpe:2.3:a:brave:browser:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.18 *cpe:2.3:a:brave:browser:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.9.56
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE HackerOne CWE-451
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/175958 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/175958 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97155 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97155 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017010042 No Types Assigned https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017010042 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/brave/browser-ios/pull/504 No Types Assigned https://github.com/brave/browser-ios/pull/504 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:brave:browser:1.2.17:*:*:*:*:ios:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:brave:browser:1.9.56:*:*:*:*:android:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97155 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} 0.00%

score

0.51215

percentile

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