Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 114.0.1823.67 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 177820

Synopsis

The remote host has an web browser installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 114.0.1823.67. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the June 29, 2023 advisory.

- Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 114.0.5735.198 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-3420)

- Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 114.0.5735.198 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-3421)

- Use after free in Guest View in Google Chrome prior to 114.0.5735.198 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
(Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-3422)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Microsoft Edge version 114.0.1823.67 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?12f91dd6

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3420

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3421

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3422

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 177820

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_114_0_1823_67.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/30/2023

Updated: 7/6/2023

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: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3422

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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: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: 6/29/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3420, CVE-2023-3421, CVE-2023-3422