CVE-2025-47241: Browser Use allows bypassing allowed_domains via decoy URL username

# CVE-2025-47241: Browser Use allows bypassing allowed_domains via decoy URL username

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2025-47241-browser-use-allows-bypassing-allowed-domains · AIR-2025-0279 · closed 2025-05-03

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2025-05-03
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: browser-use
- CVE ids: CVE-2025-47241
- CVSS: 9.3

## Summary

An input validation vulnerability in the browser-use package allows users to bypass allowed domains by placing a decoy domain in the HTTP authentication username portion of a URL. The issue was addressed in updates.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2025-05-05: CVE-2025-47241: Browser Use allows bypassing `allowed_domains` by putting a decoy domain in http auth username portion of a URL (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x39x-9qw5-ghrf)
- 2025-05-03: GHSA-f54f-hr32-586f: Duplicate Advisory: `allowed_domains` can be bypassed by putting a decoy domain in http auth username portion of a URL (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f54f-hr32-586f)

## Sources

- 2025-05-03 GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-f54f-hr32-586f: Duplicate Advisory: `allowed_domains` can be bypassed by putting a decoy domain in http auth username portion of a URL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f54f-hr32-586f
- 2025-05-05 GitHub Advisory Database: CVE-2025-47241: Browser Use allows bypassing `allowed_domains` by putting a decoy domain in http auth username portion of a URL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x39x-9qw5-ghrf

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