Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 114.0.1823.106 / 115.0.1901.200 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 179408

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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 114.0.1823.106 / 115.0.1901.200. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the August 7, 2023 advisory.

- Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2023-38157)

- Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4068, CVE-2023-4070)

- Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4069)

- Heap buffer overflow in Visuals in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4071)

- Out of bounds read and write in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4072)

- Out of bounds memory access in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity:
High) (CVE-2023-4073)

- Use after free in Blink Task Scheduling in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4074)

- Use after free in Cast in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4075)

- Use after free in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted WebRTC session. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-4076)

- Insufficient data validation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-4077)

- Inappropriate implementation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-4078)

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 114.0.1823.106 / 115.0.1901.200 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 179408

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_115_0_1901_200.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/7/2023

Updated: 10/23/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

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-2023-4078

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/7/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-38157, CVE-2023-4068, CVE-2023-4069, CVE-2023-4070, CVE-2023-4071, CVE-2023-4072, CVE-2023-4073, CVE-2023-4074, CVE-2023-4075, CVE-2023-4076, CVE-2023-4077, CVE-2023-4078

IAVA: 2023-A-0401-S

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