Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 116.0.1938.54 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 180040

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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 116.0.1938.54. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the August 21, 2023 advisory.

- Use after free in Offline in Google Chrome on Android prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
(Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-2312)

- Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2023-36787)

- Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2023-38158)

- Use after free in Device Trust Connectors in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity:
High) (CVE-2023-4349)

- Inappropriate implementation in Fullscreen in Google Chrome on Android prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.
(Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4350)

- Use after free in Network in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker who has elicited a browser shutdown to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4351)

- Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4352)

- Heap buffer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4353)

- Heap buffer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4354)

- Out of bounds memory access in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4355)

- Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker who has convinced a user to engage in specific UI interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-4356)

- Insufficient validation of untrusted input in XML in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to bypass file access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-4357)

- Use after free in DNS in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-4358)

- Inappropriate implementation in App Launcher in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially spoof elements of the security UI via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-4359)

- Inappropriate implementation in Color in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to obfuscate security UI via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-4360)

- Inappropriate implementation in Autofill in Google Chrome on Android prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to bypass Autofill restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity:
Medium) (CVE-2023-4361)

- Heap buffer overflow in Mojom IDL in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and gained control of a WebUI process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-4362)

- Inappropriate implementation in WebShare in Google Chrome on Android prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of a dialog URL via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-4363)

- Inappropriate implementation in Permission Prompts in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to obfuscate security UI via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-4364)

- Inappropriate implementation in Fullscreen in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to obfuscate security UI via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-4365)

- Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 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: Medium) (CVE-2023-4366)

- Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass an enterprise policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-4367, CVE-2023-4368)

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 116.0.1938.54 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 180040

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_116_0_1938_54.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/23/2023

Updated: 9/18/2023

Supported Sensors: 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-2023-4368

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: 8/21/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/15/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-2312, CVE-2023-36787, CVE-2023-38158, CVE-2023-4349, CVE-2023-4350, CVE-2023-4351, CVE-2023-4352, CVE-2023-4353, CVE-2023-4354, CVE-2023-4355, CVE-2023-4356, CVE-2023-4357, CVE-2023-4358, CVE-2023-4359, CVE-2023-4360, CVE-2023-4361, CVE-2023-4362, CVE-2023-4363, CVE-2023-4364, CVE-2023-4365, CVE-2023-4366, CVE-2023-4367, CVE-2023-4368

IAVA: 2023-A-0438-S

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