CVE-2017-1000424

low-risk

Published 2018-01-02

Github Electron version 1.6.4 - 1.6.11 and 1.7.0 - 1.7.5 is vulnerable to a URL Spoofing problem when opening PDFs in PDFium resulting loading arbitrary PDFs that a hacker can control.

Do I need to act?

0.27% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 4.3/10 Medium

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Electron

Affected Vendors

Atom

References (4)

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/10008

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/10008/files

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/10008

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/10008/files

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal