Security advisories

CVE-2022-28870: Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability in F‑Secure Internet Security Browser for Android

Description

Showing old URL in case navigation to new URL fails could lead to address bar spoofing.

STATUS: Fixed

RISK LEVEL: Medium

FIX: A fix has been released in the automatic update channel since 13th, April, 2022. No user action is required.

Affected products

  • F‑Secure Internet Security Browser for Android Version 18.6 and below.

Platforms

  • All supported platforms of the affected products

More information

A vulnerability affecting F‑Secure Internet Security browser was discovered. A maliciously crafted website could make a phishing attack with address bar spoofing as the address bar was not correct if navigation fails.

This issue was reported to F‑Secure through the Vulnerability Reward Program. No known exploit or attack has been seen in the wild.

Credits

F‑Secure Corporation would like to thank Kirtikumar Anandrao Ramchandani for bringing this issue to our attention.

Date Issued: 2022-04-14