diff --git a/docs/news.rst b/docs/news.rst
index 121cc0322..2bbe833a5 100644
--- a/docs/news.rst
+++ b/docs/news.rst
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ Scrapy 2.11.1 (unreleased)
 
 **Security bug fix:**
 
--   The regular expressions of the ``iternodes`` node iterator of
-    :class:`~scrapy.spiders.XMLFeedSpider` are no longer susceptible to a
-    `ReDoS attack`_. Please, see the `cc65-xxvf-f7r9 security
-    advisory`_ for more information.
+-   Fixed regular expressions susceptible to a `ReDoS attack`_ affecting the
+    ``iternodes`` node iterator of :class:`~scrapy.spiders.XMLFeedSpider` and
+    the :func:`~scrapy.utils.response.open_in_browser` function. Please, see
+    the `cc65-xxvf-f7r9 security advisory`_ for more information.
 
     .. _ReDoS attack: https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Regular_expression_Denial_of_Service_-_ReDoS
     .. _cc65-xxvf-f7r9 security advisory: https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy/security/advisories/GHSA-cc65-xxvf-f7r9
@@ -2892,10 +2892,10 @@ Scrapy 1.8.4 (unreleased)
 
 **Security bug fix:**
 
--   The regular expressions of the ``iternodes`` node iterator of
-    :class:`~scrapy.spiders.XMLFeedSpider` are no longer susceptible to a
-    `ReDoS attack`_. Please, see the `cc65-xxvf-f7r9 security
-    advisory`_ for more information.
+-   Fixed regular expressions susceptible to a `ReDoS attack`_ affecting the
+    ``iternodes`` node iterator of :class:`~scrapy.spiders.XMLFeedSpider` and
+    the :func:`~scrapy.utils.response.open_in_browser` function. Please, see
+    the `cc65-xxvf-f7r9 security advisory`_ for more information.
 
 
 .. _release-1.8.3:
diff --git a/docs/topics/debug.rst b/docs/topics/debug.rst
index 49c5b0410..988e37bbd 100644
--- a/docs/topics/debug.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/debug.rst
@@ -125,25 +125,15 @@ Fortunately, the :command:`shell` is your bread and butter in this case (see
 
 See also: :ref:`topics-shell-inspect-response`.
 
+
 Open in browser
 ===============
 
 Sometimes you just want to see how a certain response looks in a browser, you
-can use the ``open_in_browser`` function for that. Here is an example of how
-you would use it:
+can use the :func:`~scrapy.utils.response.open_in_browser` function for that:
 
-.. code-block:: python
+.. autofunction:: scrapy.utils.response.open_in_browser
 
-    from scrapy.utils.response import open_in_browser
-
-
-    def parse_details(self, response):
-        if "item name" not in response.body:
-            open_in_browser(response)
-
-``open_in_browser`` will open a browser with the response received by Scrapy at
-that point, adjusting the `base tag`_ so that images and styles are displayed
-properly.
 
 Logging
 =======
@@ -163,8 +153,6 @@ available in all future runs should they be necessary again:
 
 For more information, check the :ref:`topics-logging` section.
 
-.. _base tag: https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_base.asp
-
 .. _debug-vscode:
 
 Visual Studio Code
diff --git a/scrapy/utils/response.py b/scrapy/utils/response.py
index b0e106c5e..8401d4ed1 100644
--- a/scrapy/utils/response.py
+++ b/scrapy/utils/response.py
@@ -81,8 +81,21 @@ def open_in_browser(
     ],
     _openfunc: Callable[[str], Any] = webbrowser.open,
 ) -> Any:
-    """Open the given response in a local web browser, populating the <base>
-    tag for external links to work
+    """Open *response* in a local web browser, adjusting the `base tag`_ for
+    external links to work, e.g. so that images and styles are displayed.
+
+    .. _base tag: https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_base.asp
+
+    For example:
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+        from scrapy.utils.response import open_in_browser
+
+
+        def parse_details(self, response):
+            if "item name" not in response.body:
+                open_in_browser(response)
     """
     from scrapy.http import HtmlResponse, TextResponse