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

> A malicious Android app can access pictures taken by vulnerable Cordova apps, exposing user data to attackers.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Dec 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m538-3c4g-4cx5

## 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: 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:

- https://github.com/forse01/CVE-2020-11990-Cordova (github_poc): https://github.com/forse01/CVE-2020-11990-Cordova

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

- [CVE-2021-21315](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21315/): System Information Library for Node.JS Command Injection (high 7.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-0073](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0073/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-0072](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0072/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-6799](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6799/): Information Exposure in cordova-android (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-3160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3160/): Supply chain in Apache Cordova Android (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-11990 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Apache Cordova ( cordova-plugin-camera ). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11990/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11990/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11990
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11990
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11990

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