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Type Confusion Affecting electron package, versions <15.5.3 >=16.0.0 <16.2.4 >=17.0.0 <17.4.2

0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Mature
    EPSS 2.05% (89th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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Red Hat
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-ELECTRON-2805803
  • published 17 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 17 Apr 2022
  • credit Clément Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group
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Introduced: 17 Apr 2022

CVE-2022-1364 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-843 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 15.5.3, 16.2.4, 17.4.2 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 Turbofan, exploiting this vulnerability is possible via a crafted HTML page.