CVE-2023-23623

Content-Secrity-Policy disabling eval not applied consistently in renderers with sandbox disabled in Electron

Published Sep 6, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. A Content-Security-Policy that disables eval, specifically setting a `script-src` directive and _not_ providing `unsafe-eval` in that directive, is not respected in renderers that have sandbox disabled. i.e. `sandbox: false` in the `webPreferences` object. This allows usage of methods like `eval()` and `new Function` unexpectedly which can result in an expanded attack surface. This issue only ever affected the 22 and 23 major versions of Electron and has been fixed in the latest versions of those release lines. Specifically, these versions contain the fixes: 22.0.1 and 23.0.0-alpha.2 We recommend all apps upgrade to the latest stable version of Electron. If upgrading isn't possible, this issue can be addressed without upgrading by enabling `sandbox: true` on all renderers.

Remediation

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Advisories

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-2513 Electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. A Content-Security-Policy that disables eval, specifically setting a `script-src` directive and _not_ providing `unsafe-eval` in that directive, is not respected in renderers that have sandbox disabled. i.e. `sandbox: false` in the `webPreferences` object. This allows usage of methods like `eval()` and `new Function` unexpectedly which can result in an expanded attack surface. This issue only ever affected the 22 and 23 major versions of Electron and has been fixed in the latest versions of those release lines. Specifically, these versions contain the fixes: 22.0.1 and 23.0.0-alpha.2 We recommend all apps upgrade to the latest stable version of Electron. If upgrading isn't possible, this issue can be addressed without upgrading by enabling `sandbox: true` on all renderers.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gxh7-wv9q-fwfr Electron's Content-Secrity-Policy disabling eval not applied consistently in renderers with sandbox disabled
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Atom
Atom electron
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Atom
Atom electron
Metrics ssvc

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 26, 2024, 5:48 PM
Reserved
Jan 16, 2023, 5:07 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 6, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:37 AM