CVE-2023-22798: Medium severity brave adblock-lists vulnerability
Prior to commit 51867e0d15a6d7f80d5b714fd0e9976b9c160bb0, https://github.com/brave/adblock-lists removed redirect interceptors on some websites like Facebook in which the redirect interceptor may have been there for security purposes. This could potentially cause open redirects on these websites. Brave's redirect interceptor removal feature is known as "debouncing" and is intended to remove unnecessary redirects that track users across the web.
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What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-22798.
What is the severity of CVE-2023-22798?
The severity of CVE-2023-22798 is medium with a CVSS score of 6.1.
What is the affected software of CVE-2023-22798?
The affected software is Brave Adblock-lists up to version 2022-05-25.
What is the impact of CVE-2023-22798?
CVE-2023-22798 could potentially cause open redirects on certain websites like Facebook.
Is there a fix available for CVE-2023-22798?
The fix for CVE-2023-22798 is included in commit 51867e0d15a6d7f80d5b714fd0e9976b9c160bb0.