CVE-2017-12581
Electron vulnerable to remote command execution
Also known as GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
GitHub 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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
6.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | electron | <1.6.8 | 1.6.8 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
References
- doyensec.com /resources/us-17-Carettoni-Electronegativity-A-Study-Of-Electron-Security.pdf · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- blog.doyensec.com /2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12581 · advisory
- github.com /electron/electron/commit/05b6d91bf4c1e0ee65eeef70cd5d1bd1df125644 · web
- github.com /electron/electron · package
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-12581
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8
- NVD: CVE-2017-12581
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