CVE-2020-15174— Unpreventable top-level navigation in Electron
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Affected
electron electron
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Electron是个人开发者的一个用户编写跨平台桌面应用的 JavaScript 框架。该框架基于 nodejs 和 Chromium 可以使用HTML，CSS实现跨平台桌面应用的编写。 Electron 存在安全漏洞，以下产品及版本受到影响：11.0.0-beta.1之前版本, 10.0.1版本, 9.3.0版本，8.5.1版本。
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2020-15174
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Unpreventable top-level navigation in Electron
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In Electron before versions 11.0.0-beta.1, 10.0.1, 9.3.0 or 8.5.1 the `will-navigate` event that apps use to prevent navigations to unexpected destinations as per our security recommendations can be bypassed when a sub-frame performs a top-frame navigation across sites. The issue is patched in versions 11.0.0-beta.1, 10.0.1, 9.3.0 or 8.5.1 As a workaround sandbox all your iframes using the sandbox attribute. This will prevent them creating top-frame navigations and is good practice anyway.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
保护机制失效
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Electron 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Electron是个人开发者的一个用户编写跨平台桌面应用的 JavaScript 框架。该框架基于 nodejs 和 Chromium 可以使用HTML，CSS实现跨平台桌面应用的编写。 Electron 存在安全漏洞，以下产品及版本受到影响：11.0.0-beta.1之前版本, 10.0.1版本, 9.3.0版本，8.5.1版本。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2020-15174 (1)
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-15174 (1)
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https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-2q4g-w47c-4674 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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