CVE-2018-6353

The Python console in Electrum through 2.9.4 and 3.x through 3.0.5 supports arbitrary Python code without considering 1 social-engineering attacks in which a user pastes code that they do not understand and 2 code pasted by a physically proximate attacker at an unattended workstation, which makes...

PT-2018-17496

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Electrum versions 2.9.4 and earlier Electrum versions 3.0.5 and earlier Description The issue allows attackers to steal Bitcoin by executing arbitrary Python code, potentially through social-engineering attacks where a user pastes code they do...

CVE-2018-6353: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

The Python console in Electrum through 2.9.4 and 3.x through 3.0.5 supports arbitrary Python code without considering 1 social-engineering attacks in which a user pastes code that they do not understand and 2 code pasted by a physically proximate attacker at an unattended workstation, which makes...

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