CVE-2014-6041 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Android WebView in Android before 4.4 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted attribute containing a \u0000 character, as demonstrated by an onclick="window.open('\u0000javascript: sequence to the Android Browser application 4.2.1 or a third-party web browser.

Published: 2014-09-02

Score: 5.8 Medium

EPSS: 77.6% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:android_browser:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.77565.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.rafayhackingarticles.net/2014/08/android-browser-same-origin-policy.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69548
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/1368e05e8875f00e8d2529fe6050d08b55ea4d87
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/7e4405a7a12750ee27325f065b9825c25b40598c
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/09/15/major-android-bug-is-a-privacy-disaster-cve-2014-6041
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95693
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8321185
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8325807

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android Browser

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-09-02T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T12:03:02.324Z

Reserved: 2014-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-6041

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-09-02T10:55:04.730

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-6041

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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