CVE-2024-21423
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) contains an Information Disclosure Vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-21423. The vulnerability was discovered and reported to Microsoft Corporation, with the initial disclosure date being February 23, 2024. This security issue affects Microsoft Edge Chromium versions up to (excluding) 122.0.2365.52 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability is network exploitable but requires high attack complexity, with no privileges or user interaction needed. The scope is unchanged, with low impacts on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized information disclosure in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). The impact is characterized by low severity effects on both confidentiality and integrity of the system (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade their Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) installations to version 122.0.2365.52 or later to address this vulnerability (NVD).

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