CVE-2023-44402 (Medium) detected in electron-12.2.1.tgz

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CVE-2023-44402 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - electron-12.2.1.tgz

Build cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-12.2.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/electron/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ electron-12.2.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 75b1b367dd4a1fb86cc96f5a7a44e354f1ca3a39

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Electron is an open source framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. This only impacts apps that have the embeddedAsarIntegrityValidation and onlyLoadAppFromAsar fuses enabled. Apps without these fuses enabled are not impacted. This issue is specific to macOS as these fuses are only currently supported on macOS. Specifically this issue can only be exploited if your app is launched from a filesystem the attacker has write access too. i.e. the ability to edit files inside the .app bundle on macOS which these fuses are supposed to protect against. There are no app side workarounds, you must update to a patched version of Electron.

Publish Date: 2023-12-01

URL: CVE-2023-44402

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-7m48-wc93-9g85

Release Date: 2023-12-01

Fix Resolution: 22.3.24

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