# CVE-2023-22798: Open redirect in https://github.com/brave/adblock-lists

> Removal of redirect interceptors in Brave adblock lists may allow open redirects on sites like Facebook, bypassing security protections.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fjrm-89cv-j79q

## What is CVE-2023-22798?

CVE-2023-22798 is a medium-severity vulnerability in https://github.com/brave/adblock-lists, published on 9 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22798?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Brave Adblock-Lists.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22798?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22798 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-22798 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22798 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22798 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22798 is a medium-severity vulnerability in https://github.com/brave/adblock-lists, published on 9 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22798 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: https://github.com/brave/adblock-lists. 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-2023-22798/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22798/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22798
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22798
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22798

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22798/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.