GHSA-hv9c-qwqg-qj3v
Suggest an improvement- Source
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hv9c-qwqg-qj3v
- Import Source
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/08/GHSA-hv9c-qwqg-qj3v/GHSA-hv9c-qwqg-qj3v.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-hv9c-qwqg-qj3v
- Aliases
- Published
- 2018-08-23T19:12:08Z
- Modified
- 2023-11-08T03:59:57Z
- Severity
-
- 8.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- Electron webPreferences vulnerability can be used to perform remote code execution
- Details
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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.
Recommendation
Upgrade Electron to >=3.0.0-beta.7, >=2.0.8, >=1.8.8, or >=1.7.16.
- Database specific
{ "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-1188" ], "github_reviewed": true, "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:41:01Z", "nvd_published_at": null, "severity": "HIGH" }- References
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- 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
npm / electron
Package
- Name
- electron
- View open source insights on deps.dev
- Purl
- pkg:npm/electron
npm / electron
Package
- Name
- electron
- View open source insights on deps.dev
- Purl
- pkg:npm/electron
npm / electron
Package
- Name
- electron
- View open source insights on deps.dev
- Purl
- pkg:npm/electron
npm / electron
Package
- Name
- electron
- View open source insights on deps.dev
- Purl
- pkg:npm/electron