CVE-2020-11990 Information disclosure in Apache Cordova ( cordova-plugin-camera )

What is CVE-2020-11990?

CVE-2020-11990 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apache Cordova ( cordova-plugin-camera ), published on 1 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

We have resolved a security issue in the camera plugin that could have affected certain Cordova (Android) applications. An attacker who could install (or lead the victim to install) a specially crafted (or malicious) Android application would be able to access pictures taken with the app externally.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11990?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Cordova.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11990?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-11990 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11990 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Cordova ( cordova-plugin-camera )

• 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-2016-6799 Information Exposure in cordova-android High 7.5
• CVE-2017-3160 Supply chain in Apache Cordova Android High 7.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-m538-3c4g-4cx5.