Brave News feeds can open arbitrary chrome: URLs

Disclosed: 2023-06-22 05:50:08 By nishimunea To brave
High
Vulnerability Details
## Summary: URL link in Brave News feeds can open arbitrary chrome: URLs. This behavior can be exploited as a way to bypass SOP and gain access to privileged URLs. ## Products affected: * 1.46.144 Chromium: 108.0.5359.128 (Official Build) (x86_64) ## Steps To Reproduce: * Open new tab and click customize button * Follow https://csrf.jp/brave/rss_chrome.php as a RSS feed of Brave News * Reload the tab * RSS feeed that name is "Access chrome: URLs" is shown on Brave News * Click the feed * `chrome://settings/resetProfileSettings?origin=userclick` is opened on the tab ## Supporting Material/References: * See the demonstration movie I attached ## Impact Bypass SOP and gain access to privileged URLs.
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  • Report ID: 1819668
  • State: Closed
  • Substate: resolved
  • Upvotes: 10
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