QID 984022

QID 984022: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for electron-packager (GHSA-q43m-ffwr-rpcc)

Affected versions of `electron-packager` configure the generated application to disable SSL certificate verification by default. This could allow an attacker with a privileged network position to launch a Man In The Middle (MITM) attack on the install process, intercepting the step where electron-packager downloads Electron for supported target platforms and architectures, and replacing the valid download with a tampered malicious one. This only affects users using the electron-packager CLI. The strict-ssl option defaults to true for the node.js API. ## Recommendation 1. Update to version 7.0.0 or later. 2. Delete the `electron-download` cache folder, which is by default located at `~/.electron`.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted user.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.9 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to GHSA-q43m-ffwr-rpcc for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

Vendor References

GHSA-q43m-ffwr-rpcc - github.com/advisories/GHSA-q43m-ffwr-rpcc

CVEs related to QID 984022

CVE-2016-10534 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-q43m-ffwr-rpcc	electron-packager		github.com/advisories/GHSA-q43m-ffwr-rpcc

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