CVE-2016-1202
Atom Electron Node.js Module DLL Hijacking Vulnerability
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory of a directory named on a require line.
INFO
Published Date :
April 25, 2016, 6:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1202 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1202
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-1202 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00324715/index.html Added Reference http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000054 Added Reference https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/9a2e2b365d061ec10cd861391fd5b1344af7194d Added Reference https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/2976 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html">CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path</a> Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:0.33.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00324715/index.html No Types Assigned http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00324715/index.html Advisory Changed Reference Type http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000054 No Types Assigned http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000054 Advisory Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} -0.10%
score
0.17903
percentile