Type Confusion Affecting electron package, versions <31.7.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-ELECTRON-8302879
  • published24 Oct 2024
  • disclosed24 Sept 2024
  • creditSeunghyun Lee

Introduced: 24 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-9122  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 31.7.2 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. An attacker can access memory locations outside of the intended bounds by crafting a malicious HTML page that triggers type confusion in the V8 engine.

CVSS Scores

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