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CVE-2012-6636
March 03, 2014
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.
Related Resources (8)
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN62161191/index.html
http://50.56.33.56/blog/?p=314
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/9
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdf
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.VERSION_CODES.html#JELLY_BEAN_MR1
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html#addJavascriptInterface%28java.lang.Object%2C%20java.lang.String%29
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_6421
http://www.internetsociety.org/ndss2014/programme#session3
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
2.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
POC
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Exploit Maturity
FUNCTIONAL
CVSS v2
Base Score:
6.8
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
EPSS
Base Score:
63.62