CVE-2018-6353 Code injection in n/a
Electrum's Python console allows arbitrary code execution, enabling attackers to steal Bitcoin via social engineering or physical access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-6353?
CVE-2018-6353 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Python console in Electrum through 2.9.4 and 3.x through 3.0.5 supports arbitrary Python code without considering (1) social-engineering attacks in which a user pastes code that they do not understand and (2) code pasted by a physically proximate attacker at an unattended workstation, which makes it easier for attackers to steal Bitcoin via hook code that runs at a later time when the wallet password has been entered, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-1000022.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6353?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Electrum Electrum.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6353?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2018-6353 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6353 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6353, GHSA-xpr2-2m5m-75jw.