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CVE-2018-1000006

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Date: January 24, 2018

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.

Language: JS

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Related Resources (8)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/
https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4
https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000006
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/
https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2018-1000006

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Weakness Type (CWE)

OS Command Injections

CWE-78

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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