Type Confusion Affecting electron package, versions >=13.0.0 <13.6.7 >=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 0.28% (68th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-ELECTRON-2329258
  • published 12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed 4 Jan 2022
  • credit Nan Wan, Guang Gong

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 13.6.7, 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 V8 in Google Chrome, which allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.