Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 122.0.2365.92 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 192123

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 122.0.2365.92. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the March 14, 2024 advisory.

- Use after free in Performance Manager in Google Chrome prior to 122.0.6261.128 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2024-2400)

- Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2024-26163, CVE-2024-26246)

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 122.0.2365.92 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9089a2e2

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2400

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26163

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26246

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 192123

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_122_0_2365_92.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/14/2024

Updated: 12/20/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

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-2024-2400

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-2400, CVE-2024-26163, CVE-2024-26246

IAVA: 2024-A-0173-S