CVE-2018-1000006

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.
OS Command Injection
Severity
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Atk. Vector
NETWORK
Atk. Complexity
LOW
Priv. Required
NONE
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 99%
VendorProductVersion
atomelectron
1.8.2
atomelectron
1.8.2
atomelectron
1.8.2
atomelectron
𝑥
≤ 1.7.10
atomelectron
𝑥
≤ 1.6.15
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796
https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix
https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4
https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796
https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix
https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4
https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/