RULE(RULE ID:320733)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2018-05-08
Rule Name: Electron setAsDefaultProtocolClient Command Injection Vulnerability -2 (CVE-2018-1000006)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: GitHub Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.3 and earlier, 1.7.10 and earlier, 1.6.15 and earlier has a vulnerability in the protocol handler, specifically Electron apps running on Windows 10, 7 or 2008 that register custom protocol handlers can be tricked in arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL.
Impact: An attacker can execute arbitrary command via a successful exploit in the context of the vulnerable software.
Affected OS: Windows
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:102796
https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix
https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4
ExploitDB:43899
ExploitDB:44357
Solutions
Upgrade to version 1.8.2-beta.4, 1.7.11 or 1.6.16 to solve the problem.