Spoofing attack in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2023-36727

 

Spoofing attack in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2023-36727

Published: September 18, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80839
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36727
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a malicious URL and spoof the content of a legitimate website.


Affected software

Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
www-client/microsoft-edge

How to mitigate CVE-2023-36727

Install updates from vendor's website.

Microsoft Edge - addressed in versions 109.0.1518.140, 117.0.2045.31
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 120.0.2210.61

External References

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