CVE-2018-15685

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    CVE-2018-15685

    Published: 23 Aug 2018Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a WebPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution.

    References: https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 9c466846edb243dc56899e62d04b0af46d88dc77
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.7.15

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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