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CVE-2016-9473

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: March 28, 2017 at 02:46 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBrowser

Using Brave Software Brave Browser iOS before 1.2.18 and Brave Browser Android 1.9.56 and earlier by N/A?

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

Brave 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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Browser· Brave
95%
v < 1.2.18v < 1.9.56
Affected range stops below 1.2.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.9.56, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97155
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017010042
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/brave/browser-ios/pull/504
x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/175958

CVSS

4.7MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-451CWE-79

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