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CVE-2012-6636

The Android API before 17 does not properly restrict the WebView.addJavascriptInterface method, which allows remote attackers to execute arb

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Not listed in CISA KEV
1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 2 proofs of concept on GitHub

Summary

The Android API before 17 does not properly restrict the WebView.addJavascriptInterface method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary methods of Java objects by using the Java Reflection API within crafted JavaScript code that is loaded into the WebView component in an application targeted to API level 16 or earlier, a related issue to CVE-2013-4710.

Timeline

  1. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-41675

  2. CVE published
  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 12

cs.utexas.edu

internetsociety.org

openwall.com

support.lenovo.com

50.56.33.56

developer.android.com

jvn.jp

Exploit-DB

GitHub · rapid7/metasploit-framework

GitHub · Snip3R69/CVE-2013-4710-WebView-RCE-Vulnerability

GitHub · xckevin/AndroidWebviewInjectDemo