CVE-2018-1000136

High

Description

Electron version 1.7 up to 1.7.12; 1.8 up to 1.8.3 and 2.0.0 up to 2.0.0-beta.3 contains an improper handling of values vulnerability in Webviews that can result in remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via an app which allows execution of 3rd party code AND disallows node integration AND has not specified if webview is enabled/disabled. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.7.13, 1.8.4, 2.0.0-beta.4.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.1
Exploit probability—
ProductElectron
PublishedMar 23, 2018
First seenMar 23, 2018

How to fix

Update
  • electron1.7.13, 1.8.4, 2.0.0-beta.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
electronjs electron1.7.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.7.12, 1.8.0 < v ≤ 1.8.3, 2.0.0—
electronnpm1.7.0 ≤ v < 1.7.13, 1.8.0 ≤ v < 1.8.4, 2.0.0-beta.1 ≤ v < 2.0.0-beta.51.7.13, 1.8.4, 2.0.0-beta.5

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