CVE-2015-5208 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apache Cordova iOS before 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary plugins via a link.

Published: 2016-05-09

Score: 4.4 Medium

EPSS: 1.8% 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

n/a

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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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-5209	Apache Cordova iOS before 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary plugins via a link.

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 None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01795.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN41772178/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2016/JVNDB-2016-000059.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136839/Apache-Cordova-iOS-3.9.1-Arbitrary-Plugin-Execution.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538210/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88797
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: 2024-08-06T06:41:09.139Z

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

Link: CVE-2015-5208

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-09T20:59:02.417

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

Link: CVE-2015-5208

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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