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MEDIUM
CVE-2023-28261
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Recursive Descent Rate Linking Escalation
Description

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

INFO

Published Date :

April 27, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 24, 2023, 5:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.2

Exploitability Score :

1.4
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-28261 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-28261 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft edge_chromium
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-28261.

URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28261 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-17 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

My GitHub profile

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 30, 2020, 2:54 p.m. This repo has been linked 23 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-28261 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-28261 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-17 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-17 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-17 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Reason I-No limiting factors
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Reason A-No limiting factors
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Reason UI-User Interaction not identified
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Reason S-Unclear if Scope change occurs
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Reason AV-Applied AV:N due to network vector identified
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Reason PR-No privileges needed
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28261 No Types Assigned https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28261 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge_chromium:*:*:*:*:extended_stable:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 110.0.1587.78 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge_chromium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 111.0.1661.54
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-28261 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.01%

score

0.41122

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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