Access Restriction Bypass Affecting cordova package, versions [,3.7.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (63rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CORDOVA-2370309
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed23 Nov 2015
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 23 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-5256  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade cordova to version 3.7.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Restriction Bypass. 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.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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