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Use After Free Affecting org.webjars.npm:electron package, versions [,12.0.5)

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.2% (85th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1253282
  • published 22 Apr 2021
  • disclosed 22 Apr 2021
  • credit release-clerk[bot]
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Introduced: 22 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-21199 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-416 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade org.webjars.npm:electron to version 12.0.5 or higher.

Overview

org.webjars.npm:electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free via Aura in Google Chrome which allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

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