CVE-2017-12581
GitHub Electron NodeIntegration Bypass Remote Command Execution
Description
GitHub Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a nodeIntegration bypass vulnerability. This also affects all applications that bundle Electron code equivalent to 1.6.8 or earlier. Bypassing the Same Origin Policy (SOP) is a precondition; however, recent Electron versions do not have strict SOP enforcement. Combining an SOP bypass with a privileged URL internally used by Electron, it was possible to execute native Node.js primitives in order to run OS commands on the user's host. Specifically, a chrome-devtools://devtools/bundled/inspector.html window could be used to eval a Node.js child_process.execFile API call.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 6, 2017, 2:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 14, 2017, 12:04 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-12581 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-12581.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://blog.doyensec.com/2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.html | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| https://doyensec.com/resources/us-17-Carettoni-Electronegativity-A-Study-Of-Electron-Security.pdf | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2017-12581 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 14, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://blog.doyensec.com/2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.html No Types Assigned https://blog.doyensec.com/2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.html Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://doyensec.com/resources/us-17-Carettoni-Electronegativity-A-Study-Of-Electron-Security.pdf No Types Assigned https://doyensec.com/resources/us-17-Carettoni-Electronegativity-A-Study-Of-Electron-Security.pdf Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-78 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:electron:electron:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://blog.doyensec.com/2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.html [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-12581 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-12581
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.54 }} 0.10%
score
0.76831
percentile