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CVE-2017-16151 Details

Description

Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://electron.atom.io/blog/2017/09/27/chromium-rce-vulnerability-fix CVEBroken Link
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/539 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://electron.atom.io/blog/2017/09/27/chromium-rce-vulnerability-fix [email protected]Broken Link
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/539 [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')[email protected]
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
electronjs electron
< 1.7.8

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-16151
NVD Published Date:
Jun 7, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-16151 Details - Not Deferred