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JVNDB-2016-000058

Apache Cordova fails to restrict access permissions

Overview

Apache Cordova contains a vulnerability where whitelist restrictions are not properly applied.
Apache Cordova provided by the Apache Software Foundation is a framework for creating mobile applications for various platforms.
iOS applications built using Apache Cordova contain a vulnerability where whitelist restrictions are not properly applied.

Muneaki Nishimura (nishimunea) of Recruit Technologies Co.,Ltd. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
CVSS Severity (What is CVSS?)

CVSS V3 Severity:
Base Metrics 4.3 (Medium) [IPA Score]
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None
CVSS V2 Severity:
Base Metrics 4.3 (Medium) [IPA Score]
  • Access Vector: Network
  • Access Complexity: Medium
  • Authentication: None
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: Partial
  • Availability Impact: None
Affected Products


Apache Software Foundation
  • Apache Cordova iOS versions 3.9.2 and earlier

Impact

Accessing a specially crafted URL may result in transitioning to a URL that the whitelist should restrict.
Solution

[Update Apache Cordova and re-build the iOS application]
Developers of iOS applications should update Apache Cordova to version 4.0.0 or later and re-build the application.
Vendor Information

Apache Software Foundation
CWE (What is CWE?)

  1. Permissions(CWE-264) [IPA Evaluation]
CVE (What is CVE?)

  1. CVE-2015-5207
References

  1. JVN : JVN#35341085
  2. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) : CVE-2015-5207
Revision History

  • [2016/05/11]
      Web page was published
    [2016/06/02]
      References : Content was added