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CVE-2015-5256

Apache Cordova-Android before 4.1.0, when an application relies on a remote server, improperly implements a JavaScript whitelist protection mechanism, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URI.

Published

2015-11-23T11:59:00.127

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apache	cordova	≤ 3.6.4	Yes

References

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN18889193/index.html ([email protected])
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000187.html ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134497/Apache-Cordova-3.7.2-Whitelist-Failure.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536944/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77677 ([email protected])
https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2015/11/20/security.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN18889193/index.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000187.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134497/Apache-Cordova-3.7.2-Whitelist-Failure.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536944/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77677 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2015/11/20/security.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)