CVE-2016-9473

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-03-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-451

Description

Brave Browser iOS before 1.2.18 and Brave Browser Android 1.9.56 and earlier suffer from Full Address Bar Spoofing, allowing attackers to trick a victim by displaying a malicious page for legitimate domain names.

Affected products

Brave Software Brave Browser Android: before 1.2.18; before 1.9.56 — fixed in 1.2.18, 1.9.56

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Brave Software Brave Browser Android 1.2.18, 1.9.56. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97155
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017010042
https://github.com/brave/browser-ios/pull/504
https://hackerone.com/reports/175958
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97155
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017010042
https://github.com/brave/browser-ios/pull/504
https://hackerone.com/reports/175958

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