CVE-2020-15174 HIGH

CVE-2020-15174: Unpreventable top-level navigation in Electron

Vendor Electron
Product electron
Weakness CWE-693
Published October 6, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In Electron before versions 11.0.0-beta.1, 10.0.1, 9.3.0 or 8.5.1 the `will-navigate` event that apps use to prevent navigations to unexpected destinations as per our security recommendations can be bypassed when a sub-frame performs a top-frame navigation across sites. The issue is patched in versions 11.0.0-beta.1, 10.0.1, 9.3.0 or 8.5.1 As a workaround sandbox all your iframes using the sandbox attribute. This will prevent them creating top-frame navigations and is good practice anyway.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 6, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated