CVE-2018-1000118

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    CVE-2018-1000118

    Published: 7 Mar 2018Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Github Electron version Electron 1.8.2-beta.4 and earlier contains a Command Injection vulnerability in Protocol Handler that can result in command execute. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim opening an electron protocol handler in their browser. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in Electron 1.8.2-beta.5. This issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-1000006, specifically the black list used was not case insensitive allowing an attacker to potentially bypass it.

    References: https://electronjs.org/releases#1.8.2-beta.5, https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ce361a12e355f9e1e99c989f1ea056c9e502dbe7

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.8.2-beta\.1
    1.8.2-beta\.2
    1.8.2-beta\.3
    1.8.2-beta\.4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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