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Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 109.0.1518.78 Tampering (CVE-2023-21720)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 171334
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Synopsis
The remote host has an web browser installed that is affected by tampering.Description
The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 109.0.1518.78. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the February 2, 2023 advisory.- Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Tampering Vulnerability (CVE-2023-21720)
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 109.0.1518.78 or later.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?245dfb65
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21720
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 171334
File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_109_0_1518_78.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 2/10/2023
Updated: 2/16/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Temporal Score: 4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-21720
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:edge
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Microsoft Edge (Chromium)
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/3/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/2/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-21720
IAVA: 2023-A-0071-S