CVE-2022-47933 json
Brave Browser before 1.42.51 allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTML file that references the IPFS scheme.
published 2022-12-24 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-50667
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Brave Browser before 1.42.51 allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTML file that references the IPFS scheme. This vulnerability is caused by an uncaught exception in the function ipfs::OnBeforeURLRequest_IPFSRedirectWork() in ipfs_redirect_network_delegate_helper.cc.
Patch / fix
- brave brave 1.42.51
- github.com/brave/brave-core@7ef8cb2 commit
- github.com/brave/brave-core#13989 pull request
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/23646 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
References
-
github.com
/brave/brave-core/commit/7ef8cb2f232abdf59ec9c3c99a086a14b972bc56
patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/brave/brave-core/pull/13989
patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/brave/brave-browser/issues/23646
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/brave/brave-browser/issues/24378
issue-tracking, release-notes, third-party-advisory
-
hackerone.com
/reports/1610343
permissions-required, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-47933
- NVD CVE-2022-47933
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