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CVE-2018-15685 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix CVEMitigationVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/ CVEExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix [email protected]MitigationVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/ [email protected]ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-1188Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
electronjs electron
1.7.15
1.8.7
2.0.7
3.0.0 beta6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:3.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-15685
NVD Published Date:
Aug 23, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-15685 Details - Not Deferred