Description (CNA)
GitHub Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.3 and earlier, 1.7.10 and earlier, 1.6.15 and earlier has a vulnerability in the protocol handler, specifically Electron apps running on Windows 10, 7 or 2008 that register custom protocol handlers can be tricked in arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. This has been fixed in versions 1.8.2-beta.4, 1.7.11, and 1.6.16.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4
- https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374
- https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4
- https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374
- https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/