SECURITY_WARNINGS_DISABLED_JSON_CHECK

SECURITY_WARNINGS_DISABLED_JSON_CHECK - Detects if Electron's security warnings have been disabled by the developers via package.json

From Electron 2.0 on, developers will see warnings and recommendations printed to the developer console. They only show up when the binary's name is Electron, indicating that a developer is currently looking at the console.

It is possible to force-enable or force-disable these warnings by setting ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS as an env flag via the scripts or config objects:

{
  "name": "test-app",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "description": "Here is a test program description",
  "main": "desktop/src/index.js",
  "license": "MIT",
  "scripts": {
    "build": "../node_modules/.bin/tsc -p .",
    "start": "yarn run build && cd ../dist && ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS=true ../desktop/node_modules/.bin/electron .",
    "postinstall": "install-app-deps"
  }
} 

Note that if you decide to avoid these warnings because, for example, you run Electronegativity for each build, you may filter this tool's findings by setting the desired output severity (e.g., --severity=Low).

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Risk

Disabling this warning may hide the presence of misconfigurations or insecure patterns from the developers.

Auditing

Check if the flag is disabled in one of the aforementioned ways.

References

• https://electronjs.org/docs/tutorial/security#electron-security-warnings