Vulnerability Details : 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 "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a WebPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution.
Vulnerability category: Execute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-15685
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 2.32%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 89 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-15685
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST |
8.1
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.2
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-15685
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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
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https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix
WebPreferences Vulnerability Fix | Electron BlogMitigation;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/
Electron WebPreferences - Remote Code ExecutionExploit;VDB Entry;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2018-15685
- cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:3.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*