cvelistv5 - CVE-2020-4075

CVE-2020-4075

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2020-07-07 00:05

Modified

2024-08-04 07:52

Severity ?

6.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Summary

Arbitrary file read via window-open IPC in Electron

References

URL	Tags
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-f9mq-jph6-9mhm	Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.com	https://www.electronjs.org/releases/stable?page=3#release-notes-for-v824	Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-f9mq-jph6-9mhm	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.electronjs.org/releases/stable?page=3#release-notes-for-v824	Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

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electron

Version: >= 9.0.0-beta.0, <= 9.0.0-beta.20
Version: >= 8.0.0, < 8.2.4
Version: < 7.2.4

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CVE-2020-4075

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

ghsa-f9mq-jph6-9mhm

Vulnerability from github

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gsd-2020-4075

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