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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2012-6636 EUVD-2012-6482GHSA-9qcw-937q-52w8

The Android API before 17 does not properly restrict the WebView.addJavascriptInterface method, which allows remote attackers to execute ar…

Published Mar 3, 2014 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: cordova-ubuntu-3.4 Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

The 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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS cordova-ubuntu-3.4 No fix yet —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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Metasploit 1 module

Exploit-DB 1

GitHub 2 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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