CVE-2014-6041
The Android WebView in Android before 4.4 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted attribute containing a \u0000 character, as demonstrated by an onclick="window.open('\u0000javascript: sequence to the Android Browser…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Android WebView in Android before 4.4 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted attribute containing a \u0000 character, as demonstrated by an onclick="window.open('\u0000javascript: sequence to the Android Browser application 4.2.1 or a third-party web browser.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 18.28% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- google/android browser
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 18.3% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.rafayhackingarticles.net/2014/08/android-browser-same-origin-policy.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69548
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/1368e05e8875f00e8d2529fe6050d08b55ea4d87
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/7e4405a7a12750ee27325f065b9825c25b40598c
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/09/15/major-android-bug-is-a-privacy-disaster-cve-2014-6041
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95693
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8321185
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8325807
- http://www.rafayhackingarticles.net/2014/08/android-browser-same-origin-policy.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69548
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/1368e05e8875f00e8d2529fe6050d08b55ea4d87
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/7e4405a7a12750ee27325f065b9825c25b40598c
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/09/15/major-android-bug-is-a-privacy-disaster-cve-2014-6041
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95693
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8321185
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8325807
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.