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Context isolation bypass via prevented window.open

Low
MarshallOfSound published GHSA-56pc-6jqp-xqj8 Oct 5, 2020

Package

npm electron (npm)

Affected versions

>=11.0.0-beta.0 <=11.0.0-beta.5 || >=10.0.0-beta.0 <=10.1.1 || >=9.0.0-beta.0 <=9.3.0 || >=8.0.0-beta.0 <=8.5.1 <= 8

Patched versions

11.0.0-beta.6, 10.1.2, 9.3.1, 8.5.2

Description

Impact

Apps using both contextIsolation and sandbox: true are affected.
Apps using both contextIsolation and nativeWindowOpen: true are affected.

This is a context isolation bypass, meaning that code running in the main world context in the renderer can reach into the isolated Electron context and perform privileged actions.

Workarounds

There are no app-side workarounds, you must update your Electron version to be protected.

Fixed Versions

  • 11.0.0-beta.6
  • 10.1.2
  • 9.3.1
  • 8.5.2

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Severity

Low

CVE ID

CVE-2020-15215

Weaknesses

No CWEs

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