Description
Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to bypass intended device-resource restrictions of an event-based bridge via a crafted library clone that leverages IFRAME script execution and directly accesses bridge JavaScript objects, as demonstrated by certain cordova.require calls.
References
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdf
- http://www.internetsociety.org/ndss2014/programme#session3
- 20140124 Security Vulnerabilities in Apache Cordova / PhoneGap mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20140207 Re: CVE request: multiple issues in Apache Cordova/PhoneGap mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124954/apachecordovaphonegap-bypass.txt