Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 109.0.1518.95 (CVE-2023-0941)

high Nessus Plugin ID 195171

Synopsis

The remote host has an web browser installed that is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability.

Description

The version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium) installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 109.0.1518.95. It is, therefore, affected by a use after free vulnerability in Prompts as referenced in the March 23, 2023 advisory.

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 109.0.1518.95 or later.

Please note that this a backported fix for Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2, Windows 8 / 8.1 and Windows 7. Microsoft Edge (Chromium) branch 109.x is the final supported version for the aforementioned operating systems. If your operating system is Windows 10 or newer, it is recommended to update to Microsoft Edge (Chromium) 110.x or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?484c9147

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0941

https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7100626?hl=en

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 195171

File Name: microsoft_edge_chromium_109_0_1518_95.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/8/2024

Updated: 5/9/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-0941

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-0941