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
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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
History
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References | () 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 |
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')