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GHSA-9pf5-hg6p-4pwp
electronelectronelectronImpact
For serial-port and media (camera / microphone) permission checks made from an iframe, the requestingOrigin passed to session.setPermissionCheckHandler was the top-level frame's origin rather than the requesting frame's. Origin-based handler logic could therefore grant a cross-origin iframe device access intended only for the top-level origin.
Apps are only affected if they use setPermissionCheckHandler with origin-based logic and embed cross-origin iframes with delegated device permissions. Apps that base the decision on details.securityOrigin, or that do not embed such iframes, are not affected.
Workarounds
Check details.securityOrigin instead of requestingOrigin for these permissions, or do not delegate device permissions to untrusted iframes.
Fixed Versions
42.0.0-beta.141.2.040.9.039.8.7
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email Electron at security@electronjs.org
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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