rendertron can remotely shut down Chrome instance
Rendertron 1.0.0 includes an _ah/stop route to shutdown the Chrome instance responsible for serving render requests to all users. Visiting this route with a GET request allows any unauthorized remote attacker to disable the core service of the application.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | rendertron | < 1.1.0 | 1.1.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18353
- https://github.com/GoogleChrome/rendertron/pull/88
- https://github.com/GoogleChrome/rendertron/commit/8d70628c96ae72eff6eebb451d26fc9ed6b58b0e
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=759111
- https://github.com/GoogleChrome/rendertron
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4q69-q4q7-x82c
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-284- Platform
- npm
- Package
rendertron- Disclosed
- 04.01.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-4q69-q4q7-x82c - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: rendertron
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 5
- First → latest
- 01.2019 03.2021
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 3
- Medium 2
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 4
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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