Resource exhaustion in Brave
CVE-2022-47934
Brave Browser before 1.43.88 allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service in private and guest windows via a crafted HTML file that mentions an ipfs:// or ipns:// URL. This is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-47932 and CVE-2022-47934.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
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: 0.010 (62.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/brave/brave-core/commit/82d8e39043e691e0492519126437275511ee87e8 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/24211 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/25106 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/14313 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- hackerone.com/reports/1646204 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-47934?
- CVE-2022-47934 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Brave, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-24.
- How severe is CVE-2022-47934?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-47934 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.