CVE-2022-47933

Public Exploit

Description

Brave Browser before 1.42.51 allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTML file that references the IPFS scheme. This vulnerability is caused by an uncaught exception in the function ipfs::OnBeforeURLRequest_IPFSRedirectWork() in ipfs_redirect_network_delegate_helper.cc.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.21%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://github.com/brave/brave-core/commit/7ef8cb2f232abdf59ec9c3c99a086a14b972bc56 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/13989 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/23646 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/24378 issue tracking release notes third party advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1610343 third party advisory permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-47933?
CVE-2022-47933 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-47933?
To fix CVE-2022-47933, 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-2022-47933 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-47933 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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