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Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting electron package, versions >=1.7.0 <1.7.16 >=1.8.0 <1.8.8 >=2.0.0 <2.0.8 >=3.0.0-beta6 <3.0.0-beta.7

0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Mature
    EPSS 2.32% (90th percentile)
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NVD
8.1 high

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  • Snyk ID npm:electron:20180822
  • published 27 Aug 2018
  • disclosed 22 Aug 2018
  • credit Matt Austin
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Introduced: 22 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-15685 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-94 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 1.7.16, 1.8.8, 2.0.8, 3.0.0-beta.7 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 Arbitrary Code Execution. Note: This vulnerability affects only users who embed any remote user content, even in a sandbox and accept user input with any XSS vulnerabilities.