GHSA-hv9c-qwqg-qj3v
Electron webPreferences vulnerability can be used to perform remote code execution
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2018-15685
- CVSS_V3
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
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.
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| npm · electron | introduced 1.7.0, fixed 1.7.16 |
| npm · electron | introduced 1.8.0, fixed 1.8.8 |
| npm · electron | introduced 2.0.0, fixed 2.0.8 |
| npm · electron | introduced 3.0.0-beta.1, fixed 3.0.0-beta.7 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15685 ADVISORY
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/519a02d8d4d28e8a467acb40fb26172a80c9454f WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/80221e52d93a96ea704cb6748ead669c55cff504 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/bab968ca776be28791e4dddfd50c86bd5fae62fa WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ef0a6d9a1c96efc4657c6dd3a6624eba969f095b WEB
- https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron PACKAGE
- https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/cve-2018-15685 WEB
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272 WEB
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/732 WEB
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |