CVE-2012-6636

The Android API before 17 does not properly restrict the WebView.addJavascriptInterface method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary methods of Java objects by using the Java Reflection API within crafted JavaScript code that is loaded into the WebView component in an application targeted to API level 16 or earlier, a related issue to CVE-2013-4710.

CVSS v2.0

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

41.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Published

2014-03-03

Updated

2024-08-06

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/android/browser/webview_addjavas…

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41675

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2012-6635
• CVE-2012-6643
• CVE-2012-6634
• CVE-2012-6644
• CVE-2012-6633
• CVE-2012-6649