High severity · published Apr 4, 2018
CVE-2016-10718
Brave Browser before 0.13.0 allows a tab to close itself even if the tab was not opened by a script, resulting in denial of service
7.5
CVSS
12.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Brave Browser before 0.13.0 allows a tab to close itself even if the tab was not opened by a script, resulting in denial of service.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)12.2% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BB
Brave Browser · Brave
before 0.13.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10718
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10718
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/issues/5006
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/issues/5007
Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/176197
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44475/
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