CVE-2017-8458 describes a URI obfuscation vulnerability in Brave browser version 0.12.4. This flaw allows malicious actors to craft URLs that visually mislead users into believing they are on a trusted domain, when in fact they are directed to an untrusted site. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but could lead to high integrity impact, such as phishing. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.12.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:brave:brave:0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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