CVE-2014-1883
Adobe PhoneGap before 2.6.0 on Android uses the shouldOverrideUrlLoading callback instead of the proper shouldInterceptRequest callback, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended device-resource restrictions via content that is accessed (1) in an…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Adobe PhoneGap before 2.6.0 on Android uses the shouldOverrideUrlLoading callback instead of the proper shouldInterceptRequest callback, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended device-resource restrictions via content that is accessed (1) in an IFRAME element or (2) with the XMLHttpRequest method by a crafted application.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.16% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- adobe/phonegap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/9
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124954/apachecordovaphonegap-bypass.txt
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2014/Jan/96Patch
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdfExploit
- http://www.internetsociety.org/ndss2014/programme#session3
- https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap/blob/2.6.0/changelog
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/9
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124954/apachecordovaphonegap-bypass.txt
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2014/Jan/96Patch
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdfExploit
- http://www.internetsociety.org/ndss2014/programme#session3
- https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap/blob/2.6.0/changelog
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.