Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting cordova-plugin-inappbrowser package, versions <3.1.0


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.5% (76th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-CORDOVAPLUGININAPPBROWSER-541840
  • published 14 Jan 2020
  • disclosed 28 Nov 2019
  • credit Sergey Bobrov

How to fix?

Upgrade cordova-plugin-inappbrowser to version 3.1.0 or higher.

Overview

cordova-plugin-inappbrowser is a Cordova InAppBrowser Plugin.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. 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.