THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2012-6636
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2012-6636

Android Api vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
41.4%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
The Android API before 17 does not properly restrict the WebView.addJavascriptInterface method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary methods of Java objects by using the Java Reflection API within crafted JavaScript code that is loaded into the WebView component in an application targeted to API level 16 or earlier, a related issue to CVE-2013-4710.
Affected vendor
Google
Affected product
Android Api
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2014-03-03

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 41.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-6636

  • Confirm whether Google Android Api is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-6636.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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