Electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Electron apps that are launched as command line executables are impacted. Specifically this issue can only be exploited if the following conditions are met: 1. The app is launched with an attacker-controlled working directory and 2. The attacker has the ability to write files to that working directory. This makes the risk quite low, in fact normally issues of this kind are considered outside of our threat model as similar to Chromium we exclude Physically Local Attacks but given the ability for this issue to bypass certain protections like ASAR Integrity it is being treated with higher importance. This issue has been fixed in versions:`26.0.0-beta.13`, `25.4.1`, `24.7.1`, `23.3.13`, and `22.3.19`. There are no app side workarounds, users must update to a patched version of Electron.
CVE-2023-39956 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Build cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-1.8.8.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/electron/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - react-devtools-3.6.3.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **electron-1.8.8.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 0560eaf1946befb898a1ac9da2b3c8e0ab81ceb4
Found in base branch: master
Electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Electron apps that are launched as command line executables are impacted. Specifically this issue can only be exploited if the following conditions are met: 1. The app is launched with an attacker-controlled working directory and 2. The attacker has the ability to write files to that working directory. This makes the risk quite low, in fact normally issues of this kind are considered outside of our threat model as similar to Chromium we exclude Physically Local Attacks but given the ability for this issue to bypass certain protections like ASAR Integrity it is being treated with higher importance. This issue has been fixed in versions:`26.0.0-beta.13`, `25.4.1`, `24.7.1`, `23.3.13`, and `22.3.19`. There are no app side workarounds, users must update to a patched version of Electron.
Publish Date: 2023-09-06
URL: CVE-2023-39956
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: Low
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Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39956
Release Date: 2023-09-06
Fix Resolution (electron): 22.3.21
Direct dependency fix Resolution (react-devtools): 4.27.3
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