Privilege Escalation in InAppBrowser for Android by Apache Cordova
CVE-2019-0219

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Cordova
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 January 2020

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the InAppBrowser webview on Android devices where an attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the main application's webview. This is accomplished through a specially crafted gap-iab: URI, which could lead to unauthorized access and manipulation of data within the application.

Affected Version(s)

Cordova Cordova Android applications using the InAppBrowser plugin ( cordova-plugin-inappbrowser version 3.0.0 and below )

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/28/1
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/197482d5ab80c0bff4a5...
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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