CVE-2015-5207 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apache Cordova iOS before 4.0.0 might allow attackers to bypass a URL whitelist protection mechanism in an app and load arbitrary resources by leveraging unspecified methods.

Published: 2016-05-09

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

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:apache:cordova:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-5208	Apache Cordova iOS before 4.0.0 might allow attackers to bypass a URL whitelist protection mechanism in an app and load arbitrary resources by leveraging unspecified methods.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00143.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN35341085/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2016/JVNDB-2016-000058.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136840/Apache-Cordova-iOS-3.9.1-Access-Bypass.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538211/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88764
https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2016/04/27/security.html

History

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Apache Cordova

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-05-09T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:41:08.446Z

Reserved: 2015-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5207

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-09T20:59:00.133

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

Link: CVE-2015-5207

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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