CVE-2022-29247 (Critical) detected in electron-16.0.8.tgz

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CVE-2022-29247 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - electron-16.0.8.tgz

Build cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-16.0.8.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ electron-16.0.8.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 16df54b5db88f4c8b21295a7ded5e65ec8446eaa

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript (JS), HTML, and CSS. A vulnerability in versions prior to 18.0.0-beta.6, 17.2.0, 16.2.6, and 15.5.5 allows a renderer with JS execution to obtain access to a new renderer process with nodeIntegrationInSubFrames enabled which in turn allows effective access to ipcRenderer. The nodeIntegrationInSubFrames option does not implicitly grant Node.js access. Rather, it depends on the existing sandbox setting. If an application is sandboxed, then nodeIntegrationInSubFrames just gives access to the sandboxed renderer APIs, which include ipcRenderer. If the application then additionally exposes IPC messages without IPC senderFrame validation that perform privileged actions or return confidential data this access to ipcRenderer can in turn compromise your application / user even with the sandbox enabled. Electron versions 18.0.0-beta.6, 17.2.0, 16.2.6, and 15.5.5 contain a fix for this issue. As a workaround, ensure that all IPC message handlers appropriately validate senderFrame.

Publish Date: 2022-06-13

URL: CVE-2022-29247

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-29247

Release Date: 2022-06-13

Fix Resolution: 16.2.6

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