What is CVE-2021-39184?

CVE-2021-39184 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Electron, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-39184?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Electron

CVE-2021-39184

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. A vulnerability in versions prior to 11.5.0, 12.1.0, and 13.3.0 allows a sandboxed renderer to request a "thumbnail" image of an arbitr…

EPSS: 0.010 (59.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Electron — versions < 11.5.0, >= 12.0.0, < 12.1.0, >= 13.0.0, < 13.3.0
Electronjs Electron — versions 14.0.0, 15.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39184?: CVE-2021-39184 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Electron, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-39184?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.