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CVE-2023-38157:
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Overview
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) was identified with a Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-38157. The vulnerability affects versions up to (excluding) 115.0.1901.200. This security issue was disclosed on July 12, 2023, and has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) (Microsoft Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been classified with a CVSS v3.1 vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating it is network-accessible, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, but does require user interaction. The vulnerability has been categorized under CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially lead to high confidentiality impact if successfully exploited, though it does not affect system integrity or availability according to the CVSS metrics (Microsoft Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to upgrade their Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) installations to version 115.0.1901.200 or later to address this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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