CVE-2024-29986: Microsoft Edge for Android (Chromium-based) Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.4)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Edge - Chromium
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2024-Apr
Released
2024-04-18
EPSS Score
0.20% (percentile: 42.7%)

FAQ

What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability? The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is sensitive information. Why is the severity for this CVE rated as Moderate, but the CVSS score is higher than normal? Per our severity guidelines, the amount of user interaction or preconditions required to allow this sort of exploitation downgraded the severity, specifically it says, "If a bug requires more than a click, a key press, or several preconditions, the severity will be downgraded". The CVSS scoring system doesn't allow for this type of nuance. According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? The user would have to click on a specially crafted URL to be compromised by the attacker. Microsoft Edge Channel Microsoft Edge Version Date Released Based on Chromium Version Stable 124.0.2478.51 4/18/2024 124.0.6367.60/.61

Affected Products (1)

Browser

  • Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/imnarendrabhati">Narendra Bhati</a> with <a href="https://www.sumasoft.com/">Lead Penetration Tester at Suma Soft Pvt. Ltd. India</a>, <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/hafiizh-7aa6bb31/">Hafiizh</a> with <a href="https://haktrak.com/">YoKo Kho &amp; Fahad Alamri</a>

Revision History

  • 2024-04-18: Information published.