Type Confusion Affecting electron package, versions <13.6.6 >=14.0.0 <14.2.4 >=15.0.0 <15.3.5


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.57% (78th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-ELECTRON-2329257
  • published 3 Feb 2022
  • disclosed 4 Jan 2022
  • credit @__R0ng of 360 Alpha Lab

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 13.6.6, 14.2.4, 15.3.5 or higher.

Overview

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 Type Confusion in loader in Google Chrome. This can lead to heap corruption which is exploited through a crafted HTML page.