CVE-2018-1000136
mediumpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.051 · 92 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Electron version 1.7 up to 1.7.12; 1.8 up to 1.8.3 and 2.0.0 up to 2.0.0-beta.3 contains an improper handling of values vulnerability in Webviews that can result in remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via an app which allows execution of 3rd party code AND disallows node integration AND has not specified if webview is enabled/disabled. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.7.13, 1.8.4, 2.0.0-beta.4.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.1
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affected products (8)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-8xwg-wv7v-4vqpElectron Vulnerable to Code Execution by Re-Enabling Node.js Integration2018-03-26ghsa · osvUS
A vulnerability has been discovered which allows Node.js integration to be re-enabled in some Electron applications that disable it. For the application to be impacted by this vulnerability it must meet all of these conditions - Runs on Electron 1.7, 1.8, or a 2.0.0-beta - Allows execution of arbitrary remote code - Disables Node.js integration - Does not explicitly declare webviewTag: false in its webPreferences - Does not enable the nativeWindowOption option - Does not intercept new-window events and manually override event.newGuest without using the supplied options tag ## Recommendation Update to `electron` version 1.7.13, 1.8.4, or 2.0.0-beta.5 or later. If you are unable to update your Electron version can mitigate the vulnerability with the following code. ```js app.on('web-contents-created', (event, win) => { win.on('new-window', (event, newURL, frameName, disposition, options, additionalFeatures) => { if (!options.webPreferences) options.webPreferences = {}; options.webPreferences.nodeIntegration = false; options.webPreferences.nodeIntegrationInWorker = false; options.webPreferences.webviewTag = false; delete options.webPreferences.preload; }) }) // and *IF* you don't use WebViews at all, // you might also want app.on('web-contents-created', (event, win) => { win.on('will-attach-webview', (event, webPreferences, params) => { event.preventDefault(); }) }) ```
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references (6)
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- https://www.electronjs.org/blog/webview-fixcnnvd
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/CVE-2018-1000136---Electron-nodeIntegration-Bypass/cnnvd
- https://www.electronjs.org/blog/webview-fixenisa_euvd
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/CVE-2018-1000136---Electron-nodeIntegration-Bypass/enisa_euvd
- https://www.electronjs.org/blog/webview-fixMitigationPatchVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/CVE-2018-1000136---Electron-nodeIntegration-Bypass/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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