What is CVE-2017-1000424?

CVE-2017-1000424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Atom Electron. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000424?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-1000424 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Atom Electron

CVE-2017-1000424

Github Electron version 1.6.4 - 1.6.11 and 1.7.0 - 1.7.5 is vulnerable to a URL Spoofing problem when opening PDFs in PDFium resulting loading arbitrary PDFs that a hacker can control.

EPSS: 0.010 (58.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Atom Electron
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000424?: CVE-2017-1000424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Atom Electron. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000424?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-1000424 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.