Improper input validation in Electron - CVE-2018-1000136
Published: May 16, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12773
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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-2018-1000136
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Electron
Affected software:
Electron
Electron
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper handling of values vulnerability in Webviews. A remote attacker can use an app which allows execution of 3rd party code and disallows node integration to execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1000136
The vulnerability has been addressed in the following versions: 1.7.13, 1.8.4, 2.0.0-beta.4.