CVE-2017-8459 describes a Status Bar Obfuscation issue in Brave browser version 0.12.4, where redirection targets are displayed in a potentially misleading manner. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to achieve a high impact on integrity. Despite its potential for deception, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available, and minimal community discussion or media coverage 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.