HighGHSA-hv9c-qwqg-qj3vCVE-2018-15685

Electron webPreferences vulnerability can be used to perform remote code execution

Published 23 Aug 2018 · Updated 8 Nov 2023

Affected packages

electronnpm
Affected
>=1.7.0 <1.7.16
Fixed in
1.7.16
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install electron@1.7.16
electronnpm
Affected
>=1.8.0 <1.8.8
Fixed in
1.8.8
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install electron@1.8.8
electronnpm
Affected
>=2.0.0 <2.0.8
Fixed in
2.0.8
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install electron@2.0.8
electronnpm
Affected
>=3.0.0-beta.1 <3.0.0-beta.7
Fixed in
3.0.0-beta.7
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install electron@3.0.0-beta.7

Details

GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a webPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution.

More information to determine if you are impacted can be found on the electron blog.

Recommendation

Upgrade Electron to >=3.0.0-beta.7, >=2.0.8, >=1.8.8, or >=1.7.16.

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References

Advisory data from OSV.dev (opens OSV.dev in a new tab), refreshed daily.