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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/brave/brave-core/commit/7ef8cb2f232abdf59ec9c3c99a086a14b972bc56 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/13989 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/23646 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/24378 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes, Issue Tracking)
- hackerone.com/reports/1610343 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
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.