RCE in Electrum
CVE-2018-6353
The Python console in Electrum through 2.9.4 and 3.x through 3.0.5 supports arbitrary Python code without considering (1) social-engineering attacks in which a user pastes code that they do not understand and (2) code pasted by a physically proximate attacker at an unattended workstation, which makes it easier for attackers to steal Bitcoin via hook code that runs at a later time when the wallet password has been entered, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-1000022.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Electrum — versions 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues/3678 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/spesmilo/electrum/pull/3700 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6353?
- CVE-2018-6353 is a high-severity vulnerability in Electrum, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-27.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6353?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.