Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting electron Open this link in a new tab package, versions <2.0.17 >=3.0.0 <3.0.15 >=3.1.0 <3.1.3 >=4.0.0 <4.0.4 >=5.0.0-beta.1 <5.0.0-beta.2
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
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snyk-id
SNYK-JS-ELECTRON-483050
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published
11 Nov 2019
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disclosed
31 Jan 2019
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credit
PalmerAL
Introduced: 31 Jan 2019
CWE-1188 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade electron
to version 2.0.17, 3.0.15, 3.1.3, 4.0.4, 5.0.0-beta.2 or higher.
If for some reason you are unable to upgrade your Electron version, you can mitigate this issue by disabling all child web contents: view.webContents.on('-add-new-contents', e => e.preventDefault());
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 Arbitrary Code Execution.
Opening a BrowserView
with sandbox: true
or nativeWindowOpen: true
and nodeIntegration: false
results in a webContents
where window.open()
can be called and the newly opened child will have nodeIntegration enabled.