Privilege Escalation Affecting org.webjars.npm:electron package, versions [,7.2.4) [8.0.0,8.2.4)


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Scope Changed
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.1% (42nd percentile)
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NVD
9.9 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-575716
  • published 7 Jul 2020
  • disclosed 7 Jul 2020
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade org.webjars.npm:electron to version 7.2.4, 8.2.4 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 Privilege Escalation. This is a context isolation bypass, meaning that code running in the main world context in the renderer can reach into the isolated Electron context and perform privileged actions.

##Note: Only apps using both contextIsolation and contextBridge are affected.

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