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CVE-2017-16151GHSA-4W88-RJJ3-X7WP

Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects al

Published
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published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.6.14, 1.7.8
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • HackerOne electron node module

    < 1.6.14 || >= 1.7.0 < 1.7.8

  • electronnpm

    fixed in 1.6.14

  • electronnpm

    From 1.7.0 · fixed in 1.7.8

References 2

electron.atom.io

nodesecurity.io