Electron webPreferences vulnerability can be used to perform remote code execution
GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a webPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution. More information to determine if you are impacted can be found on the [electron blog](https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix). ## Recommendation Upgrade Electron to >=3.0.0-beta.7, >=2.0.8, >=1.8.8, or >=1.7.16.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-15685US | high8.1OT high | Exploit | ||
GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a Web… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fixWEB
- https://github.com/electron/electronPACKAGE
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/519a02d8d4d28e8a467acb40fb26172a80c9454fWEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/80221e52d93a96ea704cb6748ead669c55cff504WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/bab968ca776be28791e4dddfd50c86bd5fae62faWEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ef0a6d9a1c96efc4657c6dd3a6624eba969f095bWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15685ADVISORY
- https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/cve-2018-15685WEB
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