# CVE-2019-20801: An issue was discovered in the Readdle Documents app before 6.9.7 for iOS.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-05-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in the Readdle Documents app before 6.9.7 for iOS. The application's file-transfer web server allows for cross-origin requests from any domain, and the WebSocket server lacks authorization control. Any web site can execute JavaScript code (that accesses a user's data) via cross-origin requests.

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## References

- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/documents-by-readdle/id364901807
- https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/12/documents.html#authorization

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