CVE-2017-16151
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-16151
- Assigner
- support@hackerone.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-06-07T02:29:04
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-09T23:24:51
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.7.8 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/539 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://electron.atom.io/blog/2017/09/27/chromium-rce-vulnerability-fix | Broken Link |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16151 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16151 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:10:47 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 07:21:52 | cve-assignments@hackerone.com | support@hackerone.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-03 07:21:52 | 2018-06-07T02:29Z | 2018-06-07T02:29:04 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 07:21:52 | 2019-10-09T23:24:51 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 07:21:52 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |