GHSA-w222-53c6-c86p
Remote Code Execution in electron
Details
Affected versions of `electron` may be susceptible to a remote code execution flaw when certain conditions are met: 1. The electron application is running on Windows. 2. The electron application registers as the default handler for a protocol, such as `nodeapp://`.
This vulnerability is caused by a failure to sanitize additional arguments to chromium in the command line handler for Electron.
MacOS and Linux are not vulnerable.
## Recommendation
Update electron to a version that is not vulnerable. If updating is not possible, the electron team has provided the following guidance:
If for some reason you are unable to upgrade your Electron version, you can append `--` as the last argument when calling `app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient`, which prevents Chromium from parsing further options. The double dash `--` signifies the end of command options, after which only positional parameters are accepted. ``` app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient(protocol, process.execPath, [ '--your-switches-here', '--' ]) ```
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Affected packages
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000006 [ADVISORY]
- https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix [WEB]
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w222-53c6-c86p [ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4 [WEB]
- https://medium.com/@Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374 [WEB]
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899 [WEB]
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357 [WEB]
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/563 [WEB]
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796 [WEB]