CVE-2020-4075

Summary

CVECVE-2020-4075
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-07-07 00:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-07-13 18:51:00 UTC
DescriptionIn Electron before versions 7.2.4, 8.2.4, and 9.0.0-beta21, arbitrary local file read is possible by defining unsafe window options on a child window opened via window.open. As a workaround, ensure you are calling `event.preventDefault()` on all new-window events where the `url` or `options` is not something you expect. This is fixed in versions 9.0.0-beta.21, 8.2.4 and 7.2.4.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-552

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Electronjs Electron All All All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 - All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta1 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta10 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta11 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta12 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta13 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta14 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta15 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta16 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta17 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta18 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta19 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta2 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta20 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta3 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta4 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta5 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta6 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta7 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta8 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta9 All All
Application Electronjs Electron All All All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 - All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta1 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta10 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta11 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta12 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta13 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta14 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta15 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta16 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta17 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta18 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta19 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta2 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta20 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta3 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta4 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta5 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta6 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta7 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta8 All All
Application Electronjs Electron 9.0.0 beta9 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Arbitrary file read via window-open IPC · Advisory · electron/electron · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Third Party Advisory
Stable Releases | Electron MISC www.electronjs.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 983182 Nodejs (npm) Security Update for electron (GHSA-f9mq-jph6-9mhm)

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