CVE-2017-12581

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.
References
Link Resource
https://blog.doyensec.com/2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.html Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://doyensec.com/resources/us-17-Carettoni-Electronegativity-A-Study-Of-Electron-Security.pdf Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://blog.doyensec.com/2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.html Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://doyensec.com/resources/us-17-Carettoni-Electronegativity-A-Study-Of-Electron-Security.pdf Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:electron:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:09

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://blog.doyensec.com/2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.html - Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory () https://blog.doyensec.com/2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.html - Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
References () https://doyensec.com/resources/us-17-Carettoni-Electronegativity-A-Study-Of-Electron-Security.pdf - Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory () https://doyensec.com/resources/us-17-Carettoni-Electronegativity-A-Study-Of-Electron-Security.pdf - Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-08-06 02:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:09


NVD link : CVE-2017-12581

Mitre link : CVE-2017-12581

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-12581


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Products Affected

electron

  • electron
CWE
CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')