Security Alert (A23-10-14): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge

Description:

Microsoft released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge. A remote attacker could entice a user to open a web page with specially crafted content on a vulnerable browser to exploit the vulnerabilities.

Affected Systems:

• Microsoft Edge prior to version 118.0.2088.46

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of service, information disclosure or spoofing on an affected system.

Recommendation:

System administrators and users of affected systems should update Microsoft Edge to version 118.0.2088.46 or later to address the issue.

The details of the security update can be found at:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#october-13-2023

More Information:

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#october-13-2023
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/microsoft-edge-multiple-vulnerabilities_20231016
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5218
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5473 (to CVE-2023-5479)
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5481
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5483 (to CVE-2023-5487)
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36559