CVE-2012-6636

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-6636
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-03-03 04:50:46 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.763380000 probability, percentile 0.989480000 (date 2026-05-05)

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

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 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SHAREit for Android Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.lenovo.com
Build.VERSION_CODES | Android Developers af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 developer.android.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: multiple issues in Apache Cordova/PhoneGap af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
JVN#62161191: JavaFX WebEngine does not properly restrict Java method execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp
www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cs.utexas.edu Exploit
NDSS 2014 - Programme | Internet Society af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.internetsociety.org
Abusing WebView JavaScript Bridges | dead && end af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 50.56.33.56
WebView  |  Android Developers af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 developer.android.com
WebView  |  Android Developers MITRE developer.android.com
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