Microsoft Edge up to 123.0.2420.81 code injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Edge. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-29991. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Edge. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-29991 since 03/22/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/18/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 124.0.2478.51 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Microsoft

Name

• Edge

Version

• 11.0.10240.16384
• 38.14393.0.0
• 38.14393.1066.0
• 98.0.1108.43
• 99.0.1150.30
• 102.0.1245.39
• 102.0.1245.41
• 103.0.1264.37
• 103.0.1264.44
• 104.0.1293.47
• 118.0.2088.88
• 118.0.2088.102
• 119.0.2151.44
• 119.0.2151.58
• 119.0.2151.72
• 120.0.2210.61
• 120.0.2210.77
• 120.0.2210.133
• 120.0.2210.160
• 121.0.2277.83
• 121.0.2277.98
• 122.0.2365.52
• 122.0.2365.63
• 122.0.2365.80
• 122.0.2365.92
• 122.0.2365.120
• 123.0.2420.53
• 123.0.2420.81

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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