QID 995645

Date Published: 2023-10-25

QID 995645: NodeJs (Npm) Security Update for electron (GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8)

Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a nodeIntegration bypass vulnerability. This also affects all applications that bundle Electron code equivalent to 1.6.8 or earlier. Bypassing the Same Origin Policy (SOP) is a precondition; however, recent Electron versions do not have strict SOP enforcement. Combining an SOP bypass with a privileged URL internally used by Electron, it was possible to execute native Node.js primitives in order to run OS commands on the user's host. Specifically, a chrome-devtools://devtools/bundled/inspector.html window could be used to eval a Node.js child_process.execFile API call.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 9.3 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Github security advisory GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 995645

    CVE-2017-12581 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8 electron URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8
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