RCE in Electronjs Poddycast
CVE-2021-32772
Poddycast is a podcast app made with Electron. Prior to version 0.8.1, an attacker can create a podcast or episode with malicious characters and execute commands on the client machine. The application does not clean the HTML characters of the podcast information obtained from the Feed, which allows the injection of HTML and JS code (cross-site scripting). Being an application made in electron, cross-site scripting can be scaled to remote code execution, making it possible to execute commands on the machine where the application is running. The vulnerability is patched in Poddycast version 0.8.1.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.024 (82.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Electronjs Poddycast — versions 0.8.0
- Mrchuckomo Poddycast — versions < 0.8.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-32772?
- CVE-2021-32772 is a high-severity vulnerability in Electronjs Poddycast, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-08-03.
- How severe is CVE-2021-32772?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.