CVE-2016-6799 Information Exposure in cordova-android

What is CVE-2016-6799?

CVE-2016-6799 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Cordova Android, published on 9 May 2017.

Official description

Product: Apache Cordova Android 5.2.2 and earlier. The application calls methods of the Log class. Messages passed to these methods (Log.v(), Log.d(), Log.i(), Log.w(), and Log.e()) are stored in a series of circular buffers on the device. By default, a maximum of four 16 KB rotated logs are kept in addition to the current log. The logged data can be read using Logcat on the device. When using platforms prior to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), the log data is not sandboxed per application; any application installed on the device has the capability to read data logged by other applications.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6799?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including cordova-android. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Cordova.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6799?

Upgrade cordova-android to 6.0.0 or later.

Is CVE-2016-6799 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6799 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Cordova Android

• CVE-2021-21315 System Information Library for Node.JS Command Injection Exploited High 7.1
• CVE-2014-0073 Cross-site scripting in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2014-0072 Security feature bypass in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2017-3160 Supply chain in Apache Cordova Android High 7.4
• CVE-2014-3500 Other in n/a Medium 6.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-gwpf-62xp-vrg6.