CVE-2023-39956 Electron: Out-of-package code execution when launched with arbitrary cwd

Electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Electron apps that are launched as command line executables are impacted. Specifically this issue can only be exploited if the following conditions are met: 1. The app is launched with...

GHSA-7X97-J373-85X5 Electron vulnerable to out-of-package code execution when launched with arbitrary cwd

Impact Apps that are launched as command line executables are impacted. E.g. if your app exposes itself in the path as myapp --help Specifically this issue can only be exploited if the following conditions are met: Your app is launched with an attacker-controlled working directory The attacker ha...

Supply-Chain Attack against the Electron Development Platform

Electron is a cross-platform development system for many popular communications apps, including Skype, Slack, and WhatsApp. Security vulnerabilities in the update system allows someone to silently inject malicious code into applications. From a news article: At the BSides LV security conference o...

Electronegativity - Tool To Identify Misconfigurations And Security Anti-Patterns In Electron Applications

Electronegativity is a tool to identify misconfigurations and security anti-patterns in Electron-based applications. It leverages AST and DOM parsing to look for security-relevant configurations, as described in the "Electron Security Checklist - A Guide for Developers and Auditors" whitepaper...

BEEMKA: Basic Electron Post-Exploitation Framework

PenTestIT RSS Feed There are a lot of applications today that use Electron Framework, as it helps you build cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Examples are applications such as Skype, Station, etc. A new post-exploitation framework - BEEMKA can now help you in maintaining...