CVE-2019-0219 — A website running in the InAppBrowser webview on Android could execute arbitrary
A website running in the InAppBrowser webview on Android could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the main application's webview using a specially crafted gap-iab: URI.
Published
2020-01-14T14:18:22.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T17:44:15.399Z
01What is this vulnerability?
A website running in the InAppBrowser webview on Android could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the main application's webview using a specially crafted gap-iab: URI.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| Apache | Cordova | Cordova Android applications using the InAppBrowser plugin ( cordova-plugin-inappbrowser version 3.0.0 and below ) |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2020-01-14T14:18:22.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-04T17:44:15.399Z
09References
- www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/28/1
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/197482d5ab80c0bff4a5ec16e1b0466df38389d9a4b…
- www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread/4vtg0trdrh5203dktt4f3vkd5z2d5ndj
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