What is CVE-2017-1000461?

CVE-2017-1000461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Brave Browser, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2018-01-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000461?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Brave Browser

CVE-2017-1000461

Brave Software's Brave Browser, version 0.19.73 (and earlier) is vulnerable to an incorrect access control issue in the "JS fingerprinting blocking" component, resulting in a malicious website being able to access the fingerprinting-associated browser functionality (that the browser intends to block).

EPSS: 0.010 (59.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Brave Browser
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000461?: CVE-2017-1000461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Brave Browser, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2018-01-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000461?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.