CVE-2014-6041

Android Browser vulnerability

CVSS

5.8

EPSS

18.3%

EPSS pct

97th

Exploited

No known

The Android WebView in Android before 4.4 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted attribute containing a \u0000 character, as demonstrated by an onclick="window.open('\u0000javascript: sequence to the Android Browser application 4.2.1 or a third-party web browser.

Affected vendor

Google

Affected product

Android Browser

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Published

2014-09-02

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.

Its EPSS score of 18.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

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