GHSA-hv9c-qwqg-qj3v

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    GHSA-hv9c-qwqg-qj3v

    Published: 23 Aug 2018Last Modified: 8 Nov 2023

    Summary: Electron webPreferences vulnerability can be used to perform remote code execution

    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. More information to determine if you are impacted can be found on the [electron blog](https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix). ## Recommendation Upgrade Electron to >=3.0.0-beta.7, >=2.0.8, >=1.8.8, or >=1.7.16.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15685, https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/519a02d8d4d28e8a467acb40fb26172a80c9454f, https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/80221e52d93a96ea704cb6748ead669c55cff504, https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/bab968ca776be28791e4dddfd50c86bd5fae62fa, https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ef0a6d9a1c96efc4657c6dd3a6624eba969f095b, https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix, https://github.com/electron/electron, https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/cve-2018-15685, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272, https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/732

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: electron

    Purl: pkg:npm/electron

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 1.7.0
    Fixed -1.7.16

    Affected versions

    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