CVE-2017-1000461 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Brave Software's Brave Browser, version 0.19.73 (and earlier) is vulnerable to an incorrect access control issue in the "JS fingerprinting blocking" component, resulting in a malicious website being able to access the fingerprinting-associated browser functionality (that the browser intends to block).

Published: 2018-01-03

Score: 4.7 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:brave:browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-1588	Brave Software's Brave Browser, version 0.19.73 (and earlier) is vulnerable to an incorrect access control issue in the "JS fingerprinting blocking" component, resulting in a malicious website being able to access the fingerprinting-associated browser functionality (that the browser intends to block).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00217.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/issues/11683#issuecomment-339835601

History

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Subscriptions

Brave Browser

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-01-03T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:56:48.911Z

Reserved: 2018-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-1000461

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-03T20:29:00.283

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:04:47.057

Link: CVE-2017-1000461

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-732

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