Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 100.0.1185.36 Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 159592

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Synopsis

The remote host has an web browser installed that is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 100.0.1185.36. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the April 7, 2022 advisory.

- Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 100.0.4896.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-1232)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Microsoft Edge version 100.0.1185.36 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 159592

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_100_0_1185_36.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/7/2022

Updated: 11/2/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1232

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:edge

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Microsoft Edge (Chromium)

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1232

IAVA: 2022-A-0133-S

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