Same-origin method execution in Adobe PhoneGap Push plugin - CVE-2018-4943

 

Same-origin method execution in Adobe PhoneGap Push plugin - CVE-2018-4943

Published: April 10, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11666
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4943
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe PhoneGap Push plugin

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to same-origin method execution in in PhoneGap apps built with the affected version of the Push plugin. A remote attacker can trick the victim into executing click events or JavaScript code other unintended user interactions.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4943

Update to version 2.1.0.

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