CVE-2017-12581
GitHub Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a nodeIntegration bypass vulnerability.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.69% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- electron/electron
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://blog.doyensec.com/2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.htmlExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://doyensec.com/resources/us-17-Carettoni-Electronegativity-A-Study-Of-Electron-Security.pdfExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.doyensec.com/2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.htmlExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://doyensec.com/resources/us-17-Carettoni-Electronegativity-A-Study-Of-Electron-Security.pdfExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.