CVE-2023-42222

WebCatalog before 49.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. WebCatalog calls the Electron shell.openExternal function without verifying that the URL is for an http or https resource, in some circumstances.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

1.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 77th percentile

Published

2023-09-28

Updated

2024-08-02

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• itssixtyn3in/CVE-2023-422223★ · 2023-09-27

Security advisories

• https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/security#15-do-not-use-shellopenexternal-…
• https://webcatalog.io/changelog

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry