CVE-2018-1000006 (High) detected in electron-0.4.1.tgz

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CVE-2018-1000006 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - electron-0.4.1.tgz

A simple command-line interface framework for node.js.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-0.4.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/electron/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• matcha-0.7.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ electron-0.4.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3103722a2c09e9dcab37b1369a88b2bdf496cbdd

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2018-01-24

URL: CVE-2018-1000006

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000006

Release Date: 2018-01-24

Fix Resolution: 1.8.2-beta.5

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