Open redirect in Brave Browser Android
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-601Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
An Open Redirect vulnerability exists prior to version 1.52.117, where the built-in QR scanner in Brave Browser Android navigated to scanned URLs automatically without showing the URL first. Now the user must manually navigate to the URL.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0045 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Brave Browser Android (Brave Software): 1.52.117
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave Software | Brave Browser Android | 1.52.117 to before 1.52.117 | 1.52.117 | Patch available | CNA |
- Brave Browser Android VendorBrave Software Affected 1.52.117 to before 1.52.117 Fixed in 1.52.117 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Brave Browser Android (Brave Software) Fixed in 1.52.117
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28364
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x5q4-vvh5-cpgr
References
More Brave Browser vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-05778 Information disclosure in https://github.com/brave/brave-core CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-28673 Brave Browser before 1.59.40 does not properly restrict the schema for WebUI factory and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2016-07744 Cross-site scripting in Brave Software Brave Browser iOS before 1.2.18 and Brave Browser… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
- TI-2017-14672 Brave Software's Brave Browser, version 0.19.73 (and earlier) is vulnerable to an… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.7
Sources
- CVE-2023-28364 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28364 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x5q4-vvh5-cpgr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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