Brave Browser Desktop up to 1.17/1.20 Tor information disclosure

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Brave Browser Desktop up to 1.17/1.20. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Tor Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-22917. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Brave Browser Desktop up to 1.17/1.20. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Tor Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was published 07/12/2021. The advisory is shared for download at hackerone.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-22917. 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 T1592.

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

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• Browser Desktop

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20

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