Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.7, 40.9.0, 41.2.0, and 42.0.0-beta.1, the mode option of webContents.openDevTools…
Medium CVSS 5.7
Summary
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.7, 40.9.0, 41.2.0, and 42.0.0-beta.1, the mode option of webContents.openDevTools() was not sanitized before use by the DevTools frontend. If an attacker can influence this value, script under their control may run in the DevTools context, which in unsandboxed configurations has access to Node.js, including when untrusted input reaches the mode argument of openDevTools() or untr…
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Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/04614eed17986bddc43eb509ec870424ee6a47d1
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/2046ae87731d80a7b535512ae19acb529e10e33b
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/969741f9f847c5c583f6bbc63ca22549dbd954ce
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/efc4d3c6b6f1c04f658ca0d9d2512dcfe78eb7ba
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50665
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50666
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50667
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50668
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v39.8.7
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v40.9.0
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v41.2.0
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.0.0-beta.1
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-4f78-qhmw-8j8m
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD