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CVE-2018-15685

Electron WebPreferences - Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

8.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, y 3.0.0-beta.6, en determinados escenarios que incluyen elementos de IFRAME y opciones "nativeWindowOpen: true" o "sandbox: true", se ve afectado por una vulnerabilidad de WebPreferences que puede aprovecharse para realizar la ejecución remota de código.

Electron WebPreferences suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability. Versions affected include 3.0.0-beta.6, 2.0.7, 1.8.7, and 1.7.15.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-08-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-08-23 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-05 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Electronjs
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 Electron
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 1.7.15
Search vendor "Electronjs" for product "Electron" and version "1.7.15"
-
Affected
Electronjs
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 Electron
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 1.8.7
Search vendor "Electronjs" for product "Electron" and version "1.8.7"
-
Affected
Electronjs
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 Electron
Search vendor "Electronjs" for product "Electron"
 2.0.7
Search vendor "Electronjs" for product "Electron" and version "2.0.7"
-
Affected
Electronjs
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 Electron
Search vendor "Electronjs" for product "Electron"
 3.0.0
Search vendor "Electronjs" for product "Electron" and version "3.0.0"
beta6
Affected