Description
Github Electron version 1.6.4 - 1.6.11 and 1.7.0 - 1.7.5 is vulnerable to a URL Spoofing problem when opening PDFs in PDFium resulting loading arbitrary PDFs that a hacker can control.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/10008
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/10008/files
Scores
CVSS v3
4.3
EPSS
0.0098
EPSS Percentile
58.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
atom/electron
1.6.4 - 1.6.11
npm/electron
1.7.0 - 1.7.6npm
Published
Jan 02, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026