CVE-2020-27970 Other in Yandex Browser Lite for Android
Medium 5.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-27970 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-27970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yandex Browser Lite for Android, published on 13 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27970 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Yandex Browser Lite for Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27970/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27970/index.md)
Remote attackers can spoof the address bar in Yandex Browser, potentially misleading users about the site's identity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-27970?
CVE-2020-27970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yandex Browser Lite for Android, published on 13 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Yandex Browser before 20.10.0 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar
Weakness: CWE-290
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27970?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yandex Yandex Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2020-27970?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-27970 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-27970 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27970 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Yandex Browser Lite for Android
- CVE-2024-6473 DLL Hijacking in Yandex Browser
- CVE-2021-25255 Yandex Browser Lite for Android prior to version 21.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
- CVE-2021-25254 Yandex Browser Lite for Android before 21.1.0 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar.
- CVE-2021-25261 Privilege escalation in Yandex Browser (Desktop)
- CVE-2022-28225 Privilege escalation in Yandex Browser (Desktop)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7446-x75g-7gmf.