GitHub Electron up to 1.8.2-beta.4 Protocol os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitHub Electron up to 1.8.2-beta.4. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Protocol Handler. Such manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-1000118. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GitHub Electron up to 1.8.2-beta.4 (Bug Tracking Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Github Electron version Electron 1.8.2-beta.4 and earlier contains a Command Injection vulnerability in Protocol Handler that can result in command execute. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim opening an electron protocol handler in their browser. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in Electron 1.8.2-beta.5. This issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-1000006, specifically the black list used was not case insensitive allowing an attacker to potentially bypass it.

The bug was discovered 03/07/2018. The weakness was released 03/07/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at electronjs.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-1000118 since 03/07/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

Upgrading to version 1.8.2-beta.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Electron 1.8.2-beta.5
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ce361a12e355f9e1e99c989f1ea056c9e502dbe7
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-1000118 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1000118
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114176

Entryinfo

Created: 03/08/2018 07:49
Updated: 02/17/2023 09:59
Changes: 03/08/2018 07:49 (57), 01/11/2020 09:46 (3), 02/17/2023 09:59 (5)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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