CVE-2015-5208
medium
CVSS v3
4.4
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.4
Description
Apache Cordova iOS before 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary plugins via a link.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
44%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | cordova | {"endIncluding":"3.9.1"} | |
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN41772178/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2016/JVNDB-2016-000059.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136839/Apache-Cordova-iOS-3.9.1-Arbitrary-Plugin-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538210/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88797
- https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2016/04/27/security.html
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN41772178/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2016/JVNDB-2016-000059.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136839/Apache-Cordova-iOS-3.9.1-Arbitrary-Plugin-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538210/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88797
- https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2016/04/27/security.html
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.