CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-1000006

GitHub Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.3 and earlier, 1.7.10 and earlier, 1.6.15 and earlier has a vulnerability in the protocol handler, specifically Electron apps running on Windows 10, 7 or 2008 that register custom protocol handlers can be tricked in arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. This has been fixed in versions 1.8.2-beta.4, 1.7.11, and 1.6.16.

9.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

8.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://medium.com/@Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374 Exploit Issue Tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/
Configurations

Configuration 1
Information

Published : 2018-01-24 11:29

Updated : 2018-04-01 01:29

NVD link : CVE-2018-1000006

Mitre link : CVE-2018-1000006

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-78