CVE-2016-1155 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1155?

CVE-2016-1155 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google Android, published on 13 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

HTTP header injection vulnerability in the URLConnection class in Android OS 2.2 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts or set arbitrary values in cookies.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1155?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1155?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1155 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2016-1155 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1155 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-73v5-qccv-8xj4.