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CVE-2012-6637

Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier do not anchor the end of domain-name regular expre

Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier do not anchor the end of domain-name regular expressions, which allows remote attackers to bypass a whitelist protection mechanism via a domain name that contains an acceptable name as an initial substring.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01264
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

4
apache cordova<= 3.3.0
apache cordovaall versions
adobe phonegap<= 2.9.0
adobe phonegapall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · apachecordovaphonegap-bypass.txtpacketstormsecurity.com
pocwww.cs.utexas.edu · shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdfwww.cs.utexas.edu
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD03 Mar 2014 · 04:50 AM
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/blog/2012/04/30/building-android-javajavascript-bridges/
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/9
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2014/Jan/96Patch
http://www.internetsociety.org/ndss2014/programme#session3
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