CVE-2024-20675

FAQ

What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability?

The attacker would be able to bypass the protection in Edge that prevents a potentially dangerous extension from being downloaded or updated.

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.

What is the version information for this release?

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 metrics, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to minor loss of confidentiality (C:L), integrity (I:L) and availability (A:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability?

While we cannot rule out the impact to Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability, the ability to exploit this vulnerability by itself is limited. An attacker would need to combine this with other vulnerabilities to perform an attack.

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 install to be compromised by the attacker.