CVE-2014-6041

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 18.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-09-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

Google Android Browser: 4.2.1

References

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
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

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