QID 980059

QID 980059: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for electron (GHSA-2q4g-w47c-4674)

Security update has been released for electron to fix the vulnerability.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The `will-navigate` event that apps use to prevent navigations to unexpected destinations [as per our security recommendations](https://www.electronjs.org/docs/tutorial/security) can be bypassed when a sub-frame performs a top-frame navigation across sites.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.8 severity.

Solution

* `11.0.0-beta.1`
* `10.0.1`
* `9.3.0`
* `8.5.1`Workaround:
Sandbox all your iframes using the [`sandbox` attribute](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/iframe#attr-sandbox). This will prevent them creating top-frame navigations and is good practice anyway.

Vendor References

GHSA-2q4g-w47c-4674 - github.com/advisories/GHSA-2q4g-w47c-4674

CVEs related to QID 980059

CVE-2020-15174 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-2q4g-w47c-4674	electron		github.com/advisories/GHSA-2q4g-w47c-4674

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