Description
GitHub 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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2022-2989 | GitHub 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. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-7fv9-m79r-j9x8 | Electron vulnerable to remote command execution |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T18:43:56.211Z
Reserved: 2017-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-12581
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-08-06T02:29:00.227
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-12581
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Github GHSA