GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8 Electron vulnerable to remote command execution

HIGH Published 2022-05-17 Modified 2023-10-19 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2017-12581
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
electron
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-78
Reviewed
2023-10-19

Affected packages

• npm electron: < 1.6.8 → fixed in 1.6.8

Description

Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a `nodeIntegration` bypass vulnerability. This also affects all applications that bundle Electron code equivalent to 1.6.8 or earlier. Bypassing the Same Origin Policy (SOP) is a precondition; however, recent Electron versions do not have strict SOP enforcement. Combining an SOP bypass with a privileged URL internally used by Electron, it was possible to execute native Node.js primitives in order to run OS commands on the user's host. Specifically, a `chrome-devtools://devtools/bundled/inspector.html` window could be used to eval a Node.js `child_process.execFile` API call.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2017-12581 GitHub Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a nodeIntegration bypass vulnerability. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

References