High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 23, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1000136
CVE-2018-1000136
Description
Electron version 1.7 up to 1.7.12; 1.8 up to 1.8.3 and 2.0.0 up to 2.0.0-beta.3 contains an improper handling of values vulnerability in Webviews that can result in remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via an app which allows execution of 3rd party code AND disallows node integration AND has not specified if webview is enabled/disabled. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.7.13, 1.8.4, 2.0.0-beta.4.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
electronnpm | >= 1.7.0, < 1.7.13 | 1.7.13 |
electronnpm | >= 1.8.0, < 1.8.4 | 1.8.4 |
electronnpm | >= 2.0.0-beta.1, < 2.0.0-beta.5 | 2.0.0-beta.5 |
Affected products
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References
11- www.electronjs.org/blog/webview-fixnvdMitigationPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
- www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/CVE-2018-1000136---Electron-nodeIntegration-Bypass/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-8xwg-wv7v-4vqpghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000136ghsaADVISORY
- electronjs.org/blog/webview-fixghsaWEB
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/1a48ee28276e6588dbf4e70e58d78e7bfdc57043ghsaWEB
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/12271ghsaWEB
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/12292ghsaWEB
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/12294ghsaWEB
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/574ghsaWEB
- www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/CVE-2018-1000136---Electron-nodeIntegration-BypassghsaWEB
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