Improper Input Validation Affecting brave/brave-browser package, versions [0.22.810,0.50.13)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BRAVEBRAVEBROWSER-2364182
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed20 Dec 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-1000815  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade brave/brave-browser to version 0.50.13 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. Brave Software Inc. Brave version version 0.22.810 to 0.24.0 contains a Other/Unknown vulnerability in function ContentSettingsObserver::AllowScript() in content_settings_observer.cc that can result in Websites can run inline JavaScript even if script is blocked, making attackers easier to track users. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must visit a specially crafted website. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.25.2.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1