8.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-1000118
Electron Protocol Handler Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

Github Electron version Electron 1.8.2-beta.4 and earlier contains a Command Injection vulnerability in Protocol Handler that can result in command execute. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim opening an electron protocol handler in their browser. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in Electron 1.8.2-beta.5. This issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-1000006, specifically the black list used was not case insensitive allowing an attacker to potentially bypass it.

INFO

Published Date :

March 7, 2018, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2018, 1:07 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-1000118 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-1000118 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Electronjs electron
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2018-1000118.

URL Resource
https://electronjs.org/releases#1.8.2-beta.5 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ce361a12e355f9e1e99c989f1ea056c9e502dbe7 Patch Third Party Advisory

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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etsploit/dvcw

Damn Vulnerable Crypto Wallet

Makefile Dockerfile Solidity JavaScript Shell CSS HTML

Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 25, 2022, 4:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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andir/nixos-issue-db-example

None

Updated: 4 years, 8 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 17, 2018, 7:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.
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squalle0nhart/electron_pdf_render

None

HTML JavaScript

Updated: 6 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 31, 2018, 2:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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Project-WARMIND/Exploit-Modules

The exploits

Python

Updated: 6 years, 2 months ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 6, 2018, 3:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 15 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-1000118 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-1000118 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.8.1 *cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:1.8.2:beta.1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:1.8.2:beta.2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:1.8.2:beta.3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:1.8.2:beta.4:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.8.1 *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ce361a12e355f9e1e99c989f1ea056c9e502dbe7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ce361a12e355f9e1e99c989f1ea056c9e502dbe7 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://electronjs.org/releases#1.8.2-beta.5 No Types Assigned https://electronjs.org/releases#1.8.2-beta.5 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.8.1 *cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:1.8.2:beta.1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:1.8.2:beta.2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:1.8.2:beta.3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:1.8.2:beta.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-1000118 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-2018-1000118 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} 0.01%

score

0.51446

percentile

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