Code Injection in Electron Electron

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU31286

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16151

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Electron: 1.7.1 - 1.7.7

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:electron:electron:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:electron:electron:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:electron:electron:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://electron.atom.io/blog/2017/09/27/chromium-rce-vulnerability-fix
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/539

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.