Arbitrary File Read Affecting org.webjars.npm:electron package, versions [17.0.0,17.4.8) [18.0.0,18.3.5)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.23% (62nd percentile)
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NVD
9.3 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-2940552
  • published 16 Jun 2022
  • disclosed 16 Jun 2022
  • credit Mark Brand

How to fix?

Upgrade org.webjars.npm:electron to version 17.4.8, 18.3.5 or higher.

Overview

org.webjars.npm:electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in compositing, due to improper deserialization of PaintImage pixel data.