contrib.nodejsscan.security_electronjs.electron_disable_websecurity

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Disabling webSecurity will disable the same-origin policy and allows the execution of insecure code from any domain.

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rules:
  - id: electron_disable_websecurity
    patterns:
      - pattern-either:
          - pattern: |
              new BrowserWindow({webPreferences: {webSecurity: false}});
          - pattern: |
              var $X = {webPreferences: {webSecurity: false}};
    message: Disabling webSecurity will disable the same-origin policy and allows
      the execution of insecure code from any domain.
    languages:
      - javascript
    severity: ERROR
    metadata:
      owasp: A06:2017 - Security Misconfiguration
      cwe: "CWE-346: Origin Validation Error"
      category: security
      technology:
        - electron
      license: Commons Clause License Condition v1.0[LGPL-2.1-only]