Spoofing attack in Xamarin.Forms - CVE-2020-16873

 

Spoofing attack in Xamarin.Forms - CVE-2020-16873

Published: September 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46493
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16873
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: xamarin
Affected software:
Xamarin.Forms

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists in Microsoft Xamarin.Forms due to the default settings on Android WebView. A remote attacker can spoof page content.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-16873

Install updates from vendor's website.

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