CVE-2018-1000136 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Electron versions 1.7.x, 1.8.x, and 2.0.x beta releases, specifically within Webviews due to improper handling of values. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) can be exploited remotely without user interaction in applications that execute third-party code, disable Node.js integration, and do not explicitly configure webview settings, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness. Patches are available in Electron versions 1.7.13, 1.8.4, and 2.0.0-beta.4.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.7.0, <= 1.7.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
> 1.8.0, <= 1.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:2.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:2.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.