CVE-2018-1000006
HIGH severity · CVSS 8.8 · OS command injection
8.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
GitHub Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.3 and earlier, 1.7.10 and earlier, 1.6.15 and earlier has a vulnerability in the protocol handler, specifically Electron apps running on Windows 10, 7 or 2008 that register custom protocol handlers can be tricked in arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. This has been fixed in versions 1.8.2-beta.4, 1.7.11, and 1.6.16.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)92%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4Patch
- https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fixAdvisory
- https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fixAdvisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/Advisory