Vulnerability in Brave

CVE-2022-47933

Brave Browser before 1.42.51 allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTML file that references the IPFS scheme. This vulnerability is caused by an uncaught exception in the function ipfs::OnBeforeURLRequest_IPFSRedirectWork() in ipfs_redirect_network_delegate_helper.cc.

EPSS: 0.008 (53.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Brave
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-47933?
CVE-2022-47933 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Brave, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-24.
How severe is CVE-2022-47933?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-47933 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.