Spoofing attack in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2024-29049
Published: April 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88159
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29049
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 in Webview2 implementation. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform spoofing attack.
Affected software
Microsoft Edge
How to mitigate CVE-2024-29049
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Edge - addressed in versions 122.0.2365.120, 123.0.2420.81