Privilege escalation in cordova-plugin-inappbrowser package for NPM

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU24399

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0219

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via a specially crafted gap-iab: URI. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the main application's webview on the Android device.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Upgrade to version 3.1.0 or later.

Vulnerable software versions

cordova-plugin-inappbrowser: 0.0.1 - 3.0.0

External links

http://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1467

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.