MEDIUM
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
Published Mar 3, 2014
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 38.46%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 16.0
- 1.0
- 2.0
- 3.0
- 4.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
- 11.0
- 12.0
- 13.0
- 14.0
- 15.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
38.46% 0.38461
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.38461
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 38.46% (0.38461) | 98.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 41.36% (0.41360) | 98.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 41.09% (0.41094) | 98.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 77.30% (0.77297) | 98.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 63.62% (0.63616) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 60.55% (0.60550) | 98.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 30, 2025 | 57.76% (0.57760) | 98.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 13, 2025 | 59.34% (0.59341) | 98.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 56.29% (0.56293) | 97.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 61.15% (0.61147) | 97.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 56.29% (0.56293) | 97.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 61.15% (0.61147) | 98.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 22, 2025 | 58.19% (0.58194) | 98.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 50.07% (0.50067) | 97.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 56.41% (0.56413) | 97.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 50.07% (0.50067) | 97.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.06% (0.04057) | 92.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 4.06% (0.04057) | 91.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 3.80% (0.03804) | 90.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 3.29% (0.03286) | 90.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 3.35% (0.03347) | 90.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.63% (0.03626) | 90.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 18.15% (0.18152) | 96.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 18.15% (0.18152) | 95.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 18.15% (0.18152) | 93.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://50.56.33.56/blog/?p=314 x_refsource_MISC
- http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.VERSION_CODES.html#JELLY_BEAN_MR1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html#addJavascriptInterface%28java.lang.Object%2C%20java.lang.String%29 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN62161191/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.internetsociety.org/ndss2014/programme#session3 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_6421 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://50.56.33.56/blog/?p=314 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.VERSION_CODES.html#JELLY_BEAN_MR1 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html#addJavascriptInterface%28java.lang.Object%2C%20java.lang.String%29 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN62161191/index.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdf | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.internetsociety.org/ndss2014/programme#session3 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_6421 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 3, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 7, 2014
Link CVE-2012-6636
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a