CVE-2017-16151

Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/539	Third Party Advisory
https://electron.atom.io/blog/2017/09/27/chromium-rce-vulnerability-fix	Broken Link

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-06-06 19:29

Updated : 2019-10-09 16:24

NVD link : CVE-2017-16151

Mitre link : CVE-2017-16151

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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Products Affected

electronjs

electron

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