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CVE-2018-15685
August 23, 2018
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.
Affected Packages
electron (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0-beta.1 <3.0.0-beta.7
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.0.0-beta.7
electron (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=1.8.0 <1.8.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.8.8
electron (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <2.0.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.0.8
electron (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <2.0.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.0.8
electron (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0-beta.1 <3.0.0-beta.7
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.0.0-beta.7
electron (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0-beta.1 <3.0.0-beta.7
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.0.0-beta.7
electron (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=1.7.0 <1.7.16
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.7.16
electron (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <2.0.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.0.8
electron (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=1.7.0 <1.7.16
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.7.16
electron (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <2.0.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.0.8
electron (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=1.8.0 <1.8.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.8.8
electron (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=1.7.0 <1.7.16
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.7.16
electron (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=1.7.0 <1.7.16
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.7.16
Related Resources (11)
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15685
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/bab968ca776be28791e4dddfd50c86bd5fae62fa
https://github.com/electron/electron
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ef0a6d9a1c96efc4657c6dd3a6624eba969f095b
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/732
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/80221e52d93a96ea704cb6748ead669c55cff504
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/519a02d8d4d28e8a467acb40fb26172a80c9454f
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272
https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/cve-2018-15685
https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
6.8
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
CWE-1188
EPSS
Base Score:
12.68