6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-26272
Electron Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Malformed IPC Messages
Description

The Electron framework lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. In affected versions of Electron IPC messages sent from the main process to a subframe in the renderer process, through webContents.sendToFrame, event.reply or when using the remote module, can in some cases be delivered to the wrong frame. If your app uses remote, calls webContents.sendToFrame, or calls event.reply in an IPC message handler then it is impacted by this issue. This has been fixed in versions 9.4.0, 10.2.0, 11.1.0, and 12.0.0-beta.9. There are no workarounds for this issue.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 28, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 4, 2021, 7:03 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.5

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-26272 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-2020-26272.

URL Resource
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/07a1c2a3e5845901f7e2eda9506695be58edc73c Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/26875 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v9.4.0 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-hvf8-h2qh-37m9 Third Party Advisory
https://www.electronjs.org/releases/stable?version=9#9.4.0 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-26272 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/07a1c2a3e5845901f7e2eda9506695be58edc73c No Types Assigned https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/07a1c2a3e5845901f7e2eda9506695be58edc73c Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/26875 No Types Assigned https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/26875 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v9.4.0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v9.4.0 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-hvf8-h2qh-37m9 No Types Assigned https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-hvf8-h2qh-37m9 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.electronjs.org/releases/stable?version=9#9.4.0 No Types Assigned https://www.electronjs.org/releases/stable?version=9#9.4.0 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0.0 up to (excluding) 9.4.0 *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta16:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta17:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta18:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta19:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta20:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta21:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta22:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta23:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta24:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:9.0.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (excluding) 10.2.0 *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta17:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta19:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta20:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta21:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta23:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta24:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta25:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:10.0.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.0 up to (excluding) 11.1.0 *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta16:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta17:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta18:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta19:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta20:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta21:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta22:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta23:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:11.0.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:12.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:12.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:12.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:12.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:12.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:12.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:12.0.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:12.0.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2020-26272 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-2020-26272 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.12 }} 0.02%

score

0.47874

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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