CVE-2018-15685
Electron webPreferences vulnerability can be used to perform remote code execution
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 12.7%
Description
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](https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix). ## Recommendation Upgrade Electron to >=3.0.0-beta.7, >=2.0.8, >=1.8.8, or >=1.7.16.
How to fix CVE-2018-15685
To remediate CVE-2018-15685, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.7.16 or later
Is CVE-2018-15685 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 12.7%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 1.7.0, < 1.7.16
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |