Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting org.webjars.npm:electron package, versions [,32.0.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-479666
  • published12 Mar 2018
  • disclosed7 Mar 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-1000118  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.webjars.npm:electron to version 32.0.1 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 Code Execution. It appears to be exploitable via the victim opening an electron protocol handler in their browser.

This issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-1000006, specifically the black list used was not case insensitive allowing an attacker to potentially bypass it.

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