CVE-2015-5256

medium

Description

Apache Cordova-Android before 4.1.0, when an application relies on a remote server, improperly implements a JavaScript whitelist protection mechanism, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URI.

References

https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2015/11/20/security.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77677

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536944/100/0/threaded

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134497/Apache-Cordova-3.7.2-Whitelist-Failure.html

http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000187.html

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN18889193/index.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-11-23

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.2

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