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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1tcGptLXY5OTctYzRoNM0WiQ

Electron's sandboxed renderers can obtain thumbnails of arbitrary files through the nativeImage API

Impact

This vulnerability allows a sandboxed renderer to request a "thumbnail" image of an arbitrary file on the user's system. The thumbnail can potentially include significant parts of the original file, including textual data in many cases.

All current stable versions of Electron are affected.

Patches

This was fixed with #30728, and the following Electron versions contain the fix:

Workarounds

If your app enables contextIsolation, this vulnerability is significantly more difficult for an attacker to exploit.

Further, if your app does not depend on the createThumbnailFromPath API, then you can simply disable the functionality. In the main process, before the 'ready' event:

delete require('electron').nativeImage.createThumbnailFromPath

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [email protected].

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mpjm-v997-c4h4
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1tcGptLXY5OTctYzRoNM0WiQ
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: over 2 years ago
Updated: about 1 year ago


CVSS Score: 6.8
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Identifiers: GHSA-mpjm-v997-c4h4, CVE-2021-39184
References: Repository: https://github.com/electron/electron
Blast Radius: 33.8

Affected Packages

npm:electron
Dependent packages: 5,167
Dependent repositories: 93,246
Downloads: 2,973,229 last month
Affected Version Ranges: >= 13.0.0, < 13.3.0, >= 12.0.0, < 12.1.0, < 11.5.0
Fixed in: 13.3.0, 12.1.0, 11.5.0
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, 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, 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
All unaffected versions: 11.5.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.2.0, 12.2.1, 12.2.2, 12.2.3, 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, 15.5.0, 15.5.1, 15.5.2, 15.5.3, 15.5.4, 15.5.5, 15.5.6, 15.5.7, 16.0.0, 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, 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, 17.0.0, 17.0.1, 17.1.0, 17.1.1, 17.1.2, 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, 27.3.11, 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, 28.3.1, 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, 29.3.1, 30.0.0, 30.0.1