Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.9, 40.9.2, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, the DevTools reveal in file manager action …
Medium CVSS 6.9
Summary
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.9, 40.9.2, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, the DevTools reveal in file manager action could launch the target file rather than reveal it. An attacker with a separate means of running script inside the DevTools frontend, such as a malicious DevTools extension, could use showItemInFolder handling to execute native code outside the sandbox when DevTools is opened for windows exposed to …
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Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/10fb5b39c5287f70c4bbcab4c24197f3871ec322
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/1b8a298d629d5a642c816ea5f7505359de17b771
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/27bf1cae9274d5025684c7268496f435b7e06b44
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/7a1eb7e5585991b3726cedb890a6244f327f43de
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50937
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50938
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/51114
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/51115
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v39.8.9
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v40.9.2
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v41.2.1
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.0.0-beta.3
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-f2r8-jv7c-xqmp
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD