CVE-2020-4076
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
In Electron before versions 7.2.4, 8.2.4, and 9.0.0-beta21, there is a context isolation bypass. Code running in the main world context in the renderer can reach into the isolated Electron context and perform privileged actions. Apps using contextIsolation are affected. This is fixed in versions 9.0.0-beta.21, 8.2.4 and 7.2.4.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| electron | electron | >= 9.0.0-beta.0, <= 9.0.0-beta.20 | affected |
| electron | electron | >= 8.0.0, < 8.2.4 | affected |
| electron | electron | < 7.2.4 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-501: CWE-501 Trust Boundary Violation
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://www.electronjs.org/releases/stable?page=3#release-notes-for-v824
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-m93v-9qjc-3g79
References
- https://www.electronjs.org/releases/stable?page=3#release-notes-for-v824
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-m93v-9qjc-3g79
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