CVE-2022-29247CWE-668

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in Electron

Low · published June 13, 2022

CVSS v3.1
2.2
EPSS
1%
Percentile
63.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript (JS), HTML, and CSS. A vulnerability in versions prior to 18.0.0-beta.6, 17.2.0, 16.2.6, and 15.5.5 allows a renderer with JS execution to obtain access to a new renderer process with `nodeIntegrationInSubFrames` enabled which in turn allows effective access to `ipcRenderer`. The `nodeIntegrationInSubFrames` option does not implicitly grant Node.js access. Rather, it depends on the existing sandbox setting. If an application is sandboxed, then `nodeIntegrationInSubFrames` just gives access to the sandboxed renderer APIs, which include `ipcRenderer`. If the application then additionally exposes IPC messages without IPC `senderFrame` validation that perform privileged actions or return confidential data this access to `ipcRenderer` can in turn compromise your application / user even with the sandbox enabled. Electron versions 18.0.0-beta.6, 17.2.0, 16.2.6, and 15.5.5 contain a fix for this issue. As a workaround, ensure that all IPC message handlers appropriately validate `senderFrame`.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
2.2 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01048 · 63.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-668 · Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
Published
2022-06-13T21:05Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 JUN 21:05Z
    Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in Electron
    cvelistv5