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.

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…

EPSS: 0.104 (95.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Electronjs Electron — versions 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, 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.