CVE-2014-0073

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-0073
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-30 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe CDVInAppBrowser class in the Apache Cordova In-App-Browser standalone plugin (org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser) before 0.3.2 for iOS and the In-App-Browser plugin for iOS from Cordova 2.6.0 through 2.9.0 does not properly validate callback identifiers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the host page and consequently gain privileges via a crafted gap-iab: URI.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Cordova All All All All
Application Apache Cordova In-app-browser All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[CVE-2014-0073] Apache Cordova In-App-Browser privilege escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail-archives.apache.org
Full Disclosure: [CVE-2014-0073] Apache Cordova In-App-Browser privilege escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Cordova InAppBrowser Remote Privilege Escalation | dead && end af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 d3adend.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Validate that callbackId is correctly formed · apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser@26702cb · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Apache Cordova InAppBrowser Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[CVE-2014-0073] Apache Cordova In-App-Browser privilege escalation MITRE mail-archives.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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