8.1
HIGH
CVE-2018-15685
GitHub Electron Cross-Site Scripting and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a WebPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 23, 2018, 5:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-15685 has a 8 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-2018-15685 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
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-2018-15685.

URL Resource
https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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).

基于Docker-Compose的预构建漏洞环境设计源码 Docker-Compose 漏洞环境 Java Python Shell 该项目是一套基于Docker-Compose的预构建漏洞环境设计源码,涵盖了1684个文件,其中包括405个PNG图像文件、319个Markdown文档、218个YAML配置文件、68个Java源文件、67个Python脚本、62个Shell脚本、53个XML文件、34个PHP文件以及多个Dockerfile。该环境集成了Java, Python, Shell, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Ruby等多种编程语言,旨在为安全研究提供易用的漏洞测试平台。

Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 29, 2024, 4:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 127 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1044 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago
982 stars 241 fork 241 watcher
Born at : Feb. 15, 2022, 3:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 568 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago
44 stars 8 fork 8 watcher
Born at : Sept. 9, 2020, 10:13 p.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

A curated list of awesome resources about Electron.js (in)security

Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago
589 stars 59 fork 59 watcher
Born at : June 1, 2020, 10:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
13 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1029 different CVEs too.

None

HTML JavaScript

Updated: 4 years, 3 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 26, 2018, 3:31 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

✍️ A curated list of CVE PoCs.

awesome cve poc

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
3331 stars 680 fork 680 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1044 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-2018-15685 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-15685 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-254 CWE-94 CWE-20 CWE-1188
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix No Types Assigned https://electronjs.org/blog/web-preferences-fix Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-254
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:3.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45272/ [No Types Assigned]
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-2018-15685 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-2018-15685 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

2.26 }} -1.59%

score

0.89248

percentile

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