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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS03N3hjLWhqdjgtd3c5N84AArqt

AutoUpdater module fails to validate certain nested components of the bundle

Impact

This vulnerability allows attackers who have control over a given apps update server / update storage to serve maliciously crafted update packages that pass the code signing validation check but contain malicious code in some components.

Please note that this kind of attack would require significant privileges in your own auto updating infrastructure and the ease of that attack entirely depends on your infrastructure security.

Patches

This has been patched and the following Electron versions contain the fix:

Workarounds

There are no workarounds for this issue, please update to a patched version of Electron.

For more information

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Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-77xc-hjv8-ww97
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/GSA_kwCzR0hTQS03N3hjLWhqdjgtd3c5N84AArqt
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: almost 2 years ago
Updated: about 1 year ago


CVSS Score: 6.6
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Identifiers: GHSA-77xc-hjv8-ww97, CVE-2022-29257
References: Repository: https://github.com/electron/electron
Blast Radius: 32.8

Affected Packages

npm:electron
Dependent packages: 5,167
Dependent repositories: 93,246
Downloads: 2,892,952 last month
Affected Version Ranges: >= 18.0.0-beta.1, <= 18.0.0-beta.5, >= 17.0.0, < 17.2.0, >= 16.0.0, < 16.2.0, < 15.5.0
Fixed in: 18.0.0-beta.6, 17.2.0, 16.2.0, 15.5.0
All affected versions: 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.2.0, 0.2.1, 0.3.0, 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.3.5, 1.3.6, 1.3.7, 1.3.8, 1.3.9, 1.3.10, 1.3.12, 1.3.13, 1.3.14, 1.3.15, 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.7, 1.4.8, 1.4.10, 1.4.11, 1.4.12, 1.4.13, 1.4.14, 1.4.15, 1.4.16, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.6.4, 1.6.5, 1.6.6, 1.6.7, 1.6.8, 1.6.9, 1.6.10, 1.6.11, 1.6.12, 1.6.13, 1.6.14, 1.6.15, 1.6.16, 1.6.17, 1.6.18, 1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.3, 1.7.4, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 1.7.7, 1.7.8, 1.7.9, 1.7.10, 1.7.11, 1.7.12, 1.7.13, 1.7.14, 1.7.15, 1.7.16, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 1.8.6, 1.8.7, 1.8.8, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.0.12, 2.0.13, 2.0.14, 2.0.15, 2.0.16, 2.0.17, 2.0.18, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.0.8, 3.0.9, 3.0.10, 3.0.11, 3.0.12, 3.0.13, 3.0.14, 3.0.15, 3.0.16, 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.1.6, 3.1.7, 3.1.8, 3.1.9, 3.1.10, 3.1.11, 3.1.12, 3.1.13, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.2.7, 4.2.8, 4.2.9, 4.2.10, 4.2.11, 4.2.12, 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.8, 5.0.9, 5.0.10, 5.0.11, 5.0.12, 5.0.13, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.0.6, 6.0.7, 6.0.8, 6.0.9, 6.0.10, 6.0.11, 6.0.12, 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.1.5, 6.1.6, 6.1.7, 6.1.8, 6.1.9, 6.1.10, 6.1.11, 6.1.12, 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 7.1.7, 7.1.8, 7.1.9, 7.1.10, 7.1.11, 7.1.12, 7.1.13, 7.1.14, 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.3, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.1.0, 8.1.1, 8.2.0, 8.2.1, 8.2.2, 8.2.3, 8.2.4, 8.2.5, 8.3.0, 8.3.1, 8.3.2, 8.3.3, 8.3.4, 8.4.0, 8.4.1, 8.5.0, 8.5.1, 8.5.2, 8.5.3, 8.5.4, 8.5.5, 9.0.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, 9.0.3, 9.0.4, 9.0.5, 9.1.0, 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.2.0, 9.2.1, 9.3.0, 9.3.1, 9.3.2, 9.3.3, 9.3.4, 9.3.5, 9.4.0, 9.4.1, 9.4.2, 9.4.3, 9.4.4, 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.1.0, 10.1.1, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.1.6, 10.1.7, 10.2.0, 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.3.2, 10.4.0, 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4, 10.4.5, 10.4.6, 10.4.7, 11.0.0, 11.0.1, 11.0.2, 11.0.3, 11.0.4, 11.0.5, 11.1.0, 11.1.1, 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.4.2, 11.4.3, 11.4.4, 11.4.5, 11.4.6, 11.4.7, 11.4.8, 11.4.9, 11.4.10, 11.4.11, 11.4.12, 11.5.0, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, 12.0.4, 12.0.5, 12.0.6, 12.0.7, 12.0.8, 12.0.9, 12.0.10, 12.0.11, 12.0.12, 12.0.13, 12.0.14, 12.0.15, 12.0.16, 12.0.17, 12.0.18, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.2.0, 12.2.1, 12.2.2, 12.2.3, 13.0.0, 13.0.1, 13.1.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.2, 13.1.3, 13.1.4, 13.1.5, 13.1.6, 13.1.7, 13.1.8, 13.1.9, 13.2.0, 13.2.1, 13.2.2, 13.2.3, 13.3.0, 13.4.0, 13.5.0, 13.5.1, 13.5.2, 13.6.0, 13.6.1, 13.6.2, 13.6.3, 13.6.6, 13.6.7, 13.6.8, 13.6.9, 14.0.0, 14.0.1, 14.0.2, 14.1.0, 14.1.1, 14.2.0, 14.2.1, 14.2.2, 14.2.3, 14.2.4, 14.2.5, 14.2.6, 14.2.7, 14.2.8, 14.2.9, 15.0.0, 15.1.0, 15.1.1, 15.1.2, 15.2.0, 15.3.0, 15.3.1, 15.3.2, 15.3.3, 15.3.4, 15.3.5, 15.3.6, 15.3.7, 15.4.0, 15.4.1, 15.4.2, 16.0.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.2, 16.0.3, 16.0.4, 16.0.5, 16.0.6, 16.0.7, 16.0.8, 16.0.9, 16.0.10, 16.1.0, 16.1.1, 17.0.0, 17.0.1, 17.1.0, 17.1.1, 17.1.2, 18.0.0-beta.1, 18.0.0-beta.2, 18.0.0-beta.3, 18.0.0-beta.4, 18.0.0-beta.5
All unaffected versions: 15.5.0, 15.5.1, 15.5.2, 15.5.3, 15.5.4, 15.5.5, 15.5.6, 15.5.7, 16.2.0, 16.2.1, 16.2.2, 16.2.3, 16.2.4, 16.2.5, 16.2.6, 16.2.7, 16.2.8, 17.2.0, 17.3.0, 17.3.1, 17.4.0, 17.4.1, 17.4.2, 17.4.3, 17.4.4, 17.4.5, 17.4.6, 17.4.7, 17.4.8, 17.4.9, 17.4.10, 17.4.11, 18.0.0, 18.0.1, 18.0.2, 18.0.3, 18.0.4, 18.1.0, 18.2.0, 18.2.2, 18.2.3, 18.2.4, 18.3.0, 18.3.1, 18.3.2, 18.3.3, 18.3.4, 18.3.5, 18.3.6, 18.3.7, 18.3.8, 18.3.9, 18.3.11, 18.3.12, 18.3.13, 18.3.14, 18.3.15, 19.0.0, 19.0.1, 19.0.2, 19.0.3, 19.0.4, 19.0.5, 19.0.6, 19.0.7, 19.0.8, 19.0.9, 19.0.10, 19.0.11, 19.0.12, 19.0.13, 19.0.14, 19.0.15, 19.0.16, 19.0.17, 19.1.0, 19.1.1, 19.1.2, 19.1.3, 19.1.4, 19.1.5, 19.1.6, 19.1.7, 19.1.8, 19.1.9, 20.0.0, 20.0.1, 20.0.2, 20.0.3, 20.1.0, 20.1.1, 20.1.2, 20.1.3, 20.1.4, 20.2.0, 20.3.0, 20.3.1, 20.3.2, 20.3.3, 20.3.4, 20.3.5, 20.3.6, 20.3.7, 20.3.8, 20.3.9, 20.3.10, 20.3.11, 20.3.12, 21.0.0, 21.0.1, 21.1.0, 21.1.1, 21.2.0, 21.2.1, 21.2.2, 21.2.3, 21.3.0, 21.3.1, 21.3.3, 21.3.4, 21.3.5, 21.4.0, 21.4.1, 21.4.2, 21.4.3, 21.4.4, 22.0.0, 22.0.1, 22.0.2, 22.0.3, 22.1.0, 22.2.0, 22.2.1, 22.3.0, 22.3.1, 22.3.2, 22.3.3, 22.3.4, 22.3.5, 22.3.6, 22.3.7, 22.3.8, 22.3.9, 22.3.10, 22.3.11, 22.3.12, 22.3.13, 22.3.14, 22.3.15, 22.3.16, 22.3.17, 22.3.18, 22.3.21, 22.3.22, 22.3.23, 22.3.24, 22.3.25, 22.3.26, 22.3.27, 23.0.0, 23.1.0, 23.1.1, 23.1.2, 23.1.3, 23.1.4, 23.2.0, 23.2.1, 23.2.2, 23.2.3, 23.2.4, 23.3.0, 23.3.1, 23.3.2, 23.3.3, 23.3.4, 23.3.5, 23.3.6, 23.3.7, 23.3.8, 23.3.9, 23.3.10, 23.3.11, 23.3.12, 23.3.13, 24.0.0, 24.1.0, 24.1.1, 24.1.2, 24.1.3, 24.2.0, 24.3.0, 24.3.1, 24.4.0, 24.4.1, 24.5.0, 24.5.1, 24.6.0, 24.6.1, 24.6.2, 24.6.3, 24.6.4, 24.6.5, 24.7.0, 24.7.1, 24.8.0, 24.8.1, 24.8.2, 24.8.3, 24.8.4, 24.8.5, 24.8.6, 24.8.7, 24.8.8, 25.0.0, 25.0.1, 25.1.0, 25.1.1, 25.2.0, 25.3.0, 25.3.1, 25.3.2, 25.4.0, 25.5.0, 25.6.0, 25.7.0, 25.8.0, 25.8.1, 25.8.2, 25.8.3, 25.8.4, 25.9.0, 25.9.1, 25.9.2, 25.9.3, 25.9.4, 25.9.5, 25.9.6, 25.9.7, 25.9.8, 26.0.0, 26.1.0, 26.2.0, 26.2.1, 26.2.2, 26.2.3, 26.2.4, 26.3.0, 26.4.0, 26.4.1, 26.4.2, 26.4.3, 26.5.0, 26.6.0, 26.6.1, 26.6.2, 26.6.3, 26.6.4, 26.6.5, 26.6.6, 26.6.7, 26.6.8, 26.6.9, 26.6.10, 27.0.0, 27.0.1, 27.0.2, 27.0.3, 27.0.4, 27.1.0, 27.1.2, 27.1.3, 27.2.0, 27.2.1, 27.2.2, 27.2.3, 27.2.4, 27.3.0, 27.3.1, 27.3.2, 27.3.3, 27.3.4, 27.3.5, 27.3.6, 27.3.7, 27.3.8, 27.3.9, 27.3.10, 28.0.0, 28.1.0, 28.1.1, 28.1.2, 28.1.3, 28.1.4, 28.2.0, 28.2.1, 28.2.2, 28.2.3, 28.2.4, 28.2.5, 28.2.6, 28.2.7, 28.2.8, 28.2.9, 28.2.10, 28.3.0, 29.0.0, 29.0.1, 29.1.0, 29.1.1, 29.1.2, 29.1.3, 29.1.4, 29.1.5, 29.1.6, 29.2.0, 29.3.0