What is CVE-2020-15174?

CVE-2020-15174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Electron, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2020-15174?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Electron

CVE-2020-15174

In Electron before versions 11.0.0-beta.1, 10.0.1, 9.3.0 or 8.5.1 the `will-navigate` event that apps use to prevent navigations to unexpected destinations as per our security recommendations can be bypassed when a sub-frame performs a top…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.014 (68.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Electron — versions >= 8.0.0-beta.0, < 8.5.1, >= 9.0.0-beta.0, < 9.3.0, >= 10.0.0-beta.0, < 10.0.1
Electronjs Electron

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15174?: CVE-2020-15174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Electron, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-15174?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.