id: node-integration-enabled

info:
  name: Electron Applications - Cross-Site Scripting & Remote Code Execution
  author: me9187
  severity: critical
  description: |
    Electron Applications is susceptible to remote code execution by way of cross-site scripting via nodeIntegration  by calling require('child_process').exec('COMMAND');.
  reference:
    - https://blog.yeswehack.com/yeswerhackers/exploitation/pentesting-electron-applications/
    - https://book.hacktricks.xyz/pentesting/pentesting-web/xss-to-rce-electron-desktop-apps
  tags: electron,file,nodejs

file:
  - extensions:
      - all

    matchers:

      - type: word
        words:
          - "nodeIntegration: true"