PT-2015-6819 · Apache · Apache Cordova Android

Muneaki Nishimura · Published 2015-11-23 · Updated 2018-10-09 · CVE-2015-5256

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Cordova-Android versions prior to 4.1.0

Description The issue arises from an improper implementation of a JavaScript whitelist protection mechanism in applications that rely on a remote server. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using a crafted URI.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.1.0, update to version 4.1.0 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-5256

Affected Products

Apache Cordova Android

References · 7

• https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2015/11/20/security.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5256 · Security Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134497/Apache-Cordova-3.7.2-Whitelist-Failure.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/536944/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000187.html · Note
• http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN18889193/index.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/77677 · Note