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Google Chrome < 120.0.6099.216 Vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 187767

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 120.0.6099.216. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 2024_01_stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9 advisory.

 - Insufficient data validation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.216 allowed an attacker in a privileged network position to install a malicious extension via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2024-0333)

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 Google Chrome version 120.0.6099.216 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?bc91f925

https://crbug.com/1513379

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 187767

File Name: google_chrome_120_0_6099_216.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/9/2024

Updated: 5/6/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-0333

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:H/A:N

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:chrome

Required KB Items: SMB/Google_Chrome/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-0333

IAVA: 2024-A-0020-S