CVE-2018-15685 : GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindow

GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a WebPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution.

Published 2018-08-23 05:29:00

Updated 2019-10-03 00:03:26

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Execute code

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-15685

EPSS FAQ

2.38%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 90 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-15685

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
6.8	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	8.6	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
8.1	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	2.2	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2018-15685

CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-15685

https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix

WebPreferences Vulnerability Fix | Electron Blog
Mitigation;Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/

Electron WebPreferences - Remote Code Execution
Exploit;VDB Entry;Third Party Advisory

Products affected by CVE-2018-15685

Electronjs » Electron » Version: 3.0.0 Update Beta6
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:3.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Electronjs » Electron » Version: 2.0.7
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Electronjs » Electron » Version: 1.8.7
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Electronjs » Electron » Version: 1.7.15
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-15685

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-15685

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-15685

CWE ids for CVE-2018-15685

References for CVE-2018-15685

Products affected by CVE-2018-15685