CVE-2018-15685
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 10.30 % · percentile 96 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-hv9c-qwqg-qj3v — Electron webPreferences vulnerability can be used to perform remote code execution
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2018-0403
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2018-15685
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:3.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |