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CVE-2018-15685GHSA-HV9C-QWQG-QJ3V

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 "sand

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.7.16, 1.8.8, 2.0.8, 3.0.0-beta.7
1 on Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

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

    EDB-45272

  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 1.7.16

  • electronnpm

    From 1.8.0 · fixed in 1.8.8

  • electronnpm

    From 2.0.0 · fixed in 2.0.8

  • electronnpm

    From 3.0.0-beta.1 · fixed in 3.0.0-beta.7

References 3

Exploit-DB

electronjs.org