CVE-2021-22917 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Brave Browser Desktop between versions 1.17 and 1.20 is vulnerable to information disclosure by way of DNS requests in Tor windows not flowing through Tor if adblocking was enabled.

Published: 2021-07-12

Score: 6.5 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

n/a

https://github.com/brave/brave-core

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Fixed in 1.20`	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-2021-10046	Brave Browser Desktop between versions 1.17 and 1.20 is vulnerable to information disclosure by way of DNS requests in Tor windows not flowing through Tor if adblocking was enabled.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

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 0.00327.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://hackerone.com/reports/1077022

History

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Subscriptions

Brave Browser

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2021-07-12T10:22:39.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T18:58:26.017Z

Reserved: 2021-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-22917

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-07-12T11:15:07.853

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:50:54.657

Link: CVE-2021-22917

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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