CVE-2015-5256

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-11-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Apache Cordova-Android before 4.1.0, when an application relies on a remote server, improperly implements a JavaScript whitelist protection mechanism, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URI.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Cordova Android: through 3.6.4

References

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN18889193/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000187.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134497/Apache-Cordova-3.7.2-Whitelist-Failure.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536944/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77677
https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2015/11/20/security.html
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN18889193/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000187.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134497/Apache-Cordova-3.7.2-Whitelist-Failure.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536944/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77677
https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2015/11/20/security.html

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