CVE-2016-9473

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9473
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerhackerone
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-28 02:59:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionBrave 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.7 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-451 | CWE-79 | CWE-451 User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (CWE-451)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary4.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Brave Browser All All All All
Application Brave Browser All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Brave Software Brave Browser IOS Before 1.2.18 And Brave Browser Android 1.9.56 And Earlier affected Brave Software Brave Browser iOS before 1.2.18 and Brave Browser Android 1.9.56 and earlier Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Brave Browsers CVE-2016-9473 Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
window.location setInterval(..., 10ms) can spoof the displayed URL by garvankeeley · Pull Request #504 · brave/browser-ios · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Broken Link
#175958 [iOS/Android] Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability - HackerOne af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hackerone.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Brave Browser Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability ( iOS + Android ) - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cxsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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