Homepage
About Snyk

Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting microsoft.chakracore.vc140 package, versions [1.4.1,1.5.2)

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk ID SNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTCHAKRACOREVC140-174389
  • published 18 Apr 2019
  • disclosed 13 Jun 2017
  • credit Unknown
Report a new vulnerability Found a mistake?

Introduced: 13 Jun 2017

CVE-2018-8548 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-94 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Microsoft.ChakraCore.vc140 to version 1.5.2 or higher.

Overview

Microsoft.ChakraCore.vc140 is the core part of the Chakra JavaScript engine that powers Microsoft Edge.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). An attacker is able to run arbitrary code in the context of an authenticated user because the scripting engine renders content improperly when handling objects in memory.

Note: This CVE ID is different from CVE-2017-8499, CVE-2017-8520, CVE-2017-8521, and CVE-2017-8549.