CVE-2017-8459

Public Exploit

Description

Brave 0.12.4 has a Status Bar Obfuscation issue in which a redirection target is shown in a possibly unexpected way. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because it is a behavior that might have legitimate applications in (for example) the display of web-search results

5.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.14%

Third-Party Advisory hackerone.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://hackerone.com/reports/175701	exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8459?: CVE-2017-8459 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-8459?: To fix CVE-2017-8459, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-8459 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2017-8459 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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