Electron webPreferences vulnerability can be used to perform remote code execution
High severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
Aug 23, 2018
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Jan 11, 2023
Package
Affected versions
>= 1.7.0, < 1.7.16
>= 1.8.0, < 1.8.8
>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.8
>= 3.0.0-beta.1, < 3.0.0-beta.7
Patched versions
1.7.16
1.8.8
2.0.8
3.0.0-beta.7
Description
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Aug 23, 2018
Reviewed
Jun 16, 2020
Last updated
Jan 11, 2023
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.
More information to determine if you are impacted can be found on the electron blog.
Recommendation
Upgrade Electron to >=3.0.0-beta.7, >=2.0.8, >=1.8.8, or >=1.7.16.
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