CVE-2012-6636

Summary

CVECVE-2012-6636
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-03-03 04:50:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:13:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Android API before 17 does not properly restrict the WebView.addJavascriptInterface method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary methods of Java objects by using the Java Reflection API within crafted JavaScript code that is loaded into the WebView component in an application targeted to API level 16 or earlier, a related issue to CVE-2013-4710.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Google Android Api 1.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 10.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 11.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 12.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 13.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 14.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 15.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 2.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 3.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 4.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 5.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 6.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 7.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 8.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 9.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 1.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 10.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 11.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 12.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 13.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 14.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 15.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 2.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 3.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 4.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 5.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 6.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 7.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 8.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api 9.0 All All All
Application Google Android Api All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
WebView  |  Android Developers CONFIRM developer.android.com
Build.VERSION_CODES | Android Developers CONFIRM developer.android.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: multiple issues in Apache Cordova/PhoneGap MLIST openwall.com
WebView  |  Android Developers developer.android.com
Abusing WebView JavaScript Bridges | dead && end MISC 50.56.33.56
SHAREit for Android Vulnerabilities CONFIRM support.lenovo.com
NDSS 2014 - Programme | Internet Society MISC www.internetsociety.org
www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdf MISC www.cs.utexas.edu Exploit
JVN#62161191: JavaFX WebEngine does not properly restrict Java method execution JVN jvn.jp
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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