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"...
- Published
- Aug 23, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 27, 2018
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 95.7%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
electron/CVE-2018-15685
Electron WebPreferences Remote Code Execution Vulnerability（CVE-2018-15685）
Vulhub vulnerability labsDeclared conditions
- lab image version: vulhub/electron:wine(electron/CVE-2018-15685/docker-compose.yml:services.electron.image)
- lab image version: nginx:1(electron/CVE-2018-15685/docker-compose.yml:services.web.image)
Matt Austin · multiple · Aug 27, 2018
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