Electron is vulnerable to Code Injection via resource modification
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 35.7.5, 36.8.1, 37.3.1, 38.0.0-beta.6
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. In versions below 35.7.5, 36.0.0-alpha.1 through 36.8.0, 37.0.0-alpha.1 through 37.3.1 and 38.0.0-alpha.1 through 38.0.0-beta.6, ASAR Integrity Bypass via resource modification. This only impacts apps that have the embeddedAsarIntegrityValidation and onlyLoadAppFromAsar fuses enabled. Apps without these fuses enabled are not impacted. This issue is fixed in versions 35.7.5, 36.8.1, 37.3.1 and 38.0.0-beta.6.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- electron electron
fixed in 35.7.5; From 36.0.0-alpha.1 · fixed in 36.8.1; From 37.0.0-alpha.1 · fixed in 37.3.1; From 38.0.0-alpha.1 · fixed in 38.0.0-beta.6
- electronnpm
fixed in 35.7.5
- electronnpm
From 36.0.0-alpha.1 · fixed in 36.8.1
- electronnpm
From 37.0.0-alpha.1 · fixed in 37.3.1
- electronnpm
From 38.0.0-alpha.1 · fixed in 38.0.0-beta.6