RCE in Electronjs Electron
CVE-2018-15685
GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a WebPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.104 (95.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.104 · newest: 0.104 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Electronjs Electron — versions 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15685?
- CVE-2018-15685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Electronjs Electron, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-08-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15685?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-15685 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.