Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 97.0.1072.69 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 156916

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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 97.0.1072.69. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the January 20, 2022 advisory.

- Microsoft Edge for Android Spoofing Vulnerability. (CVE-2022-23258)

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 97.0.1072.69 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 156916

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_97_0_1072_69.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/20/2022

Updated: 5/6/2022

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-23258

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:edge

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/20/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-23258

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