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CVE-2018-1000006GHSA-W222-53C6-C86P

GitHub Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.3 and earlier, 1.7.10 and earlier, 1.6.15 and earlier has a vulnerability in the protocol handler, speci

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.7.11, 1.6.16, 1.8.2-beta.4
2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 proof of concept on GitHub

Summary

GitHub Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.3 and earlier, 1.7.10 and earlier, 1.6.15 and earlier has a vulnerability in the protocol handler, specifically Electron apps running on Windows 10, 7 or 2008 that register custom protocol handlers can be tricked in arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. This has been fixed in versions 1.8.2-beta.4, 1.7.11, and 1.6.16.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-43899, EDB-44357

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

  • electronnpm

    From 1.7.0 · fixed in 1.7.11

  • electronnpm

    From 1.6.0 · fixed in 1.6.16

  • electronnpm

    From 1.8.0 · fixed in 1.8.2-beta.4

References 10

Exploit-DB

GitHub · electron/electron

medium.com

electronjs.org

securityfocus.com

GitHub · rapid7/metasploit-framework

GitHub · CHYbeta/CVE-2018-1000006-DEMO