Brave Browser up to 0.19.73 Access Control access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Brave Browser up to 0.19.73. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Access Control. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-1000461. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Brave Browser up to 0.19.73 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Access Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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).

The bug was discovered 01/03/2018. The weakness was disclosed 01/03/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-1000461 since 01/03/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Brave Browser

Version

• 0.19.0
• 0.19.1
• 0.19.2
• 0.19.3
• 0.19.4
• 0.19.5
• 0.19.6
• 0.19.7
• 0.19.8
• 0.19.9
• 0.19.10
• 0.19.11
• 0.19.12
• 0.19.13
• 0.19.14
• 0.19.15
• 0.19.16
• 0.19.17
• 0.19.18
• 0.19.19
• 0.19.20
• 0.19.21
• 0.19.22
• 0.19.23
• 0.19.24
• 0.19.25
• 0.19.26
• 0.19.27
• 0.19.28
• 0.19.29
• 0.19.30
• 0.19.31
• 0.19.32
• 0.19.33
• 0.19.34
• 0.19.35
• 0.19.36
• 0.19.37
• 0.19.38
• 0.19.39
• 0.19.40
• 0.19.41
• 0.19.42
• 0.19.43
• 0.19.44
• 0.19.45
• 0.19.46
• 0.19.47
• 0.19.48
• 0.19.49
• 0.19.50
• 0.19.51
• 0.19.52
• 0.19.53
• 0.19.54
• 0.19.55
• 0.19.56
• 0.19.57
• 0.19.58
• 0.19.59
• 0.19.60
• 0.19.61
• 0.19.62
• 0.19.63
• 0.19.64
• 0.19.65
• 0.19.66
• 0.19.67
• 0.19.68
• 0.19.69
• 0.19.70
• 0.19.71
• 0.19.72
• 0.19.73

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