Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2013-4710
Published: March 3, 2014 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41974
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4710
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Android 3.0 through 4.1.x on Disney Mobile, eAccess, KDDI, NTT DOCOMO, SoftBank, and other devices does not properly implement the WebView class, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary methods of Java objects or cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted web page, as demonstrated by use of the WebView.addJavascriptInterface method, a related issue to CVE-2012-6636.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2013-4710
Install update from vendor's website.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #4044 - Android Browser and WebView addJavascriptInterface - Code Execution (Metasploit) (August 11, 2020)
- Exploit #3954 - Android 4.2 Browser and WebView - 'addJavascriptInterface' Code Execution (Metasploit) (August 11, 2020)
- Exploit #3945 - Android Browser and WebView addJavascriptInterface Code Execution (August 11, 2020)
External References
- http://50.56.33.56/blog/?p=314
- http://emobile.jp/products/sh/a01sh/systemsoftware.html
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN53768697/113349/index.html
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN53768697/397327/index.html
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN53768697/995293/index.html
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN53768697/995312/index.html
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN53768697/995417/index.html
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN53768697/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2013-000111
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/18/11