CWE-94
Allowed-with-ReviewImproper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
8376 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-7X97-J373-85X5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-06 19:51 – Updated: 2023-09-06 19:51Impact
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 has the ability to write files to that working directory
This makes the risk quite low, in fact normally issues of this kind are considered outside of our threat model as similar to Chromium we exclude Physically Local Attacks but given the ability for this issue to bypass certain protections like ASAR Integrity it is being treated with higher importance. Please bear this in mind when reporting similar issues in the future.
Workarounds
There are no app side workarounds, you must update to a patched version of Electron.
Fixed Versions
26.0.0-beta.1325.5.024.7.123.3.1322.3.19
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at security@electronjs.org
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"summary": "Electron vulnerable to out-of-package code execution when launched with arbitrary cwd"
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GHSA-7X99-8X99-XC54
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-10 00:30 – Updated: 2026-01-21 21:17Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Salesforce Uni2TS on MacOS, Windows, Linux allows Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files.This issue affects Uni2TS: through 1.2.0.
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"published": "2026-01-10T00:30:30Z",
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GHSA-7XCG-82GW-CM6P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:13 – Updated: 2022-05-17 01:13The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly interact with a DOM object that has a named getter, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via unspecified vectors.
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"id": "GHSA-7xcg-82gw-cm6p",
"modified": "2022-05-17T01:13:07Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T01:13:07Z",
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"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62446"
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"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62790"
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"url": "http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-09.html"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72041"
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GHSA-7XG3-5HHV-932F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-15 06:31 – Updated: 2024-08-01 15:31The 802.11 beacon handling routine failed to validate the length of an IEEE 802.11s Mesh ID before copying it to a heap-allocated buffer.
While a FreeBSD Wi-Fi client is in scanning mode (i.e., not associated with a SSID) a malicious beacon frame may overwrite kernel memory, leading to remote code execution.
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"id": "GHSA-7xg3-5hhv-932f",
"modified": "2024-08-01T15:31:26Z",
"published": "2024-02-15T06:31:35Z",
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GHSA-7XGR-CXMR-5Q3F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 06:09 – Updated: 2022-05-02 06:09Microsoft Silverlight 3 before 3.0.50611.0 on Windows, and before 3.0.41130.0 on Mac OS X, does not properly handle pointers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and framework outage) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Silverlight Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
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"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Microsoft Silverlight 3 before 3.0.50611.0 on Windows, and before 3.0.41130.0 on Mac OS X, does not properly handle pointers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and framework outage) via a crafted web site, aka \"Microsoft Silverlight Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\"",
"id": "GHSA-7xgr-cxmr-5q3f",
"modified": "2022-05-02T06:09:44Z",
"published": "2022-05-02T06:09:44Z",
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"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html"
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GHSA-7XH6-C3PP-J98R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-14 12:00 – Updated: 2022-10-14 19:00Online Diagnostic Lab Management System v1.0 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file upload vulnerability via the component /php_action/createOrder.php. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PHP file.
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"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Online Diagnostic Lab Management System v1.0 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file upload vulnerability via the component /php_action/createOrder.php. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PHP file.",
"id": "GHSA-7xh6-c3pp-j98r",
"modified": "2022-10-14T19:00:42Z",
"published": "2022-10-14T12:00:23Z",
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GHSA-7XJR-H9CQ-3633
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-17 03:31 – Updated: 2024-10-17 03:31Dell OpenManage Enterprise, version(s) OME 4.1 and prior, contain(s) an Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Code execution.
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"id": "GHSA-7xjr-h9cq-3633",
"modified": "2024-10-17T03:31:31Z",
"published": "2024-10-17T03:31:31Z",
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"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000237300/dsa-2024-426-security-update-for-dell-openmanage-enterprise-vulnerabilities"
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GHSA-7XJX-6MF4-7XGC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-18 21:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:31SQL Injection vulnerability in DerbyNet v9.0 and below allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the where Clause in Racer Document Rendering
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"details": "SQL Injection vulnerability in DerbyNet v9.0 and below allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the where Clause in Racer Document Rendering",
"id": "GHSA-7xjx-6mf4-7xgc",
"modified": "2025-11-04T21:31:29Z",
"published": "2024-04-18T21:30:31Z",
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GHSA-7XXP-VG6C-3RR8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-01 18:34 – Updated: 2025-04-09 03:47Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in awrate 1.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the toroot parameter to (1) 404.php or (2) topbar.php, different vectors than CVE-2006-6368.
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"id": "GHSA-7xxp-vg6c-3rr8",
"modified": "2025-04-09T03:47:38Z",
"published": "2022-05-01T18:34:56Z",
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"url": "http://arfis.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/rfi-02-awratecom-message-board"
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"url": "http://osvdb.org/45528"
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"url": "http://osvdb.org/45529"
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GHSA-8235-HHCG-4PP4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:11 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:11PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in news/include/createdb.php in Web Server Creator Web Portal 0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the langfile parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
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"details": "PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in news/include/createdb.php in Web Server Creator Web Portal 0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the langfile parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.",
"id": "GHSA-8235-hhcg-4pp4",
"modified": "2022-05-17T02:11:13Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:11:13Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6545"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43555"
},
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"url": "http://www.osvdb.org/53093"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28631"
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Mitigation
Strategy: Refactoring
Refactor your program so that you do not have to dynamically generate code.
Mitigation
- Run your code in a "jail" or similar sandbox environment that enforces strict boundaries between the process and the operating system. This may effectively restrict which code can be executed by your product.
- Examples include the Unix chroot jail and AppArmor. In general, managed code may provide some protection.
- This may not be a feasible solution, and it only limits the impact to the operating system; the rest of your application may still be subject to compromise.
- Be careful to avoid CWE-243 and other weaknesses related to jails.
Mitigation MIT-5
Strategy: Input Validation
- Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
- When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, "boat" may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as "red" or "blue."
- Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code's environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright.
- To reduce the likelihood of code injection, use stringent allowlists that limit which constructs are allowed. If you are dynamically constructing code that invokes a function, then verifying that the input is alphanumeric might be insufficient. An attacker might still be able to reference a dangerous function that you did not intend to allow, such as system(), exec(), or exit().
Mitigation
Use dynamic tools and techniques that interact with the product using large test suites with many diverse inputs, such as fuzz testing (fuzzing), robustness testing, and fault injection. The product's operation may slow down, but it should not become unstable, crash, or generate incorrect results.
Mitigation MIT-32
Strategy: Compilation or Build Hardening
Run the code in an environment that performs automatic taint propagation and prevents any command execution that uses tainted variables, such as Perl's "-T" switch. This will force the program to perform validation steps that remove the taint, although you must be careful to correctly validate your inputs so that you do not accidentally mark dangerous inputs as untainted (see CWE-183 and CWE-184).
Mitigation MIT-32
Strategy: Environment Hardening
Run the code in an environment that performs automatic taint propagation and prevents any command execution that uses tainted variables, such as Perl's "-T" switch. This will force the program to perform validation steps that remove the taint, although you must be careful to correctly validate your inputs so that you do not accidentally mark dangerous inputs as untainted (see CWE-183 and CWE-184).
Mitigation
For Python programs, it is frequently encouraged to use the ast.literal_eval() function instead of eval, since it is intentionally designed to avoid executing code. However, an adversary could still cause excessive memory or stack consumption via deeply nested structures [REF-1372], so the python documentation discourages use of ast.literal_eval() on untrusted data [REF-1373].
CAPEC-242: Code Injection
An adversary exploits a weakness in input validation on the target to inject new code into that which is currently executing. This differs from code inclusion in that code inclusion involves the addition or replacement of a reference to a code file, which is subsequently loaded by the target and used as part of the code of some application.
CAPEC-35: Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files
An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files. When the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high.
CAPEC-77: Manipulating User-Controlled Variables
This attack targets user controlled variables (DEBUG=1, PHP Globals, and So Forth). An adversary can override variables leveraging user-supplied, untrusted query variables directly used on the application server without any data sanitization. In extreme cases, the adversary can change variables controlling the business logic of the application. For instance, in languages like PHP, a number of poorly set default configurations may allow the user to override variables.