CVE-2012-6637 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass domain whitelists in Apache Cordova and Adobe PhoneGap by using domain names with acceptable substrings, allowing unauthorized network access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-6637?
CVE-2012-6637 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier do not anchor the end of domain-name regular expressions, which allows remote attackers to bypass a whitelist protection mechanism via a domain name that contains an acceptable name as an initial substring.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6637?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Adobe Phonegap, Apache Cordova.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6637?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6637 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-6637 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6637 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gmhc-gw98-7qrj.