CVE-2015-1835

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Apache Cordova Android before 3.7.2 and 4.x before 4.0.2, when an application does not set explicit values in config.xml, allows remote attackers to modify undefined secondary configuration variables (preferences) via a crafted intent: URL.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Cordova Android: through 3.7.1; 4.0.0, 4.0.1

References

http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/trend-micro-discovers-apache-vulnerability-that-allows-one-click-modification-of-android-apps/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74866
https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2015/05/26/android-402.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/trend-micro-discovers-apache-vulnerability-that-allows-one-click-modification-of-android-apps/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74866
https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2015/05/26/android-402.html

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