Advisory Details

June 6th, 2018

Google Web Designer URI Parsing Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2018-1000006
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Google
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Web Designer
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Google Web Designer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of URI handlers. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Google has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix.
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2018-01-24 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2018-06-06 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2018-06-06 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	rgod

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