# CVE-2017-1000424: Github Electron version 1.6.4 - 1.6.11 and 1.7.0 - 1.7.5 is vulnerable to a URL Spoofing problem when opening PDFs in PDFium resulting loadi

- Also known as: GHSA-6H98-CF9G-VMG2
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.6
- Published: 2018-01-02 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- electron (npm): from 1.7.0, fixed in 1.7.6

## Description

Github Electron version 1.6.4 - 1.6.11 and 1.7.0 - 1.7.5 is vulnerable to a URL Spoofing problem when opening PDFs in PDFium resulting loading arbitrary PDFs that a hacker can control.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, electron, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/10008
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/10008/files

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