Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting microsoft.chakracore package, versions [,1.11.17)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    EPSS 2.05% (89th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTCHAKRACORE-559774
  • published 11 Mar 2020
  • disclosed 10 Mar 2020
  • credit Zhiyi Zhang from Codesafe Team of Legendsec at Qi'anxin Group

How to fix?

Upgrade Microsoft.ChakraCore to version 1.11.17 or higher.

Overview

Microsoft.ChakraCore is a core part of the Chakra Javascript engine that powers Microsoft Edge

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user.