The CDVInAppBrowser class in the Apache Cordova In-App-Browser standalone plugin (org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser) before 0.3.2 for iOS and the In-App-Browser plugin for iOS from Cordova 2.6.0 through 2.9.0 does not properly validate callback identifiers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the host page and consequently gain privileges via a crafted gap-iab: URI
Published Oct 30, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 8.28%
Description
The CDVInAppBrowser class in the Apache Cordova In-App-Browser standalone plugin (org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser) before 0.3.2 for iOS and the In-App-Browser plugin for iOS from Cordova 2.6.0 through 2.9.0 does not properly validate callback identifiers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the host page and consequently gain privileges via a crafted gap-iab: URI.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 0.3.1
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.28% (0.08282) | 94.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.13% (0.08128) | 94.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.97% (0.11970) | 93.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.73% (0.19735) | 92.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.97% (0.11970) | 93.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 79.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 79.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 77.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.91% (0.00911) | 80.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2023 | 1.25% (0.01252) | 83.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2023 | 1.52% (0.01525) | 85.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.64% (0.01636) | 85.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 79.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 77.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 56.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://d3adend.org/blog/?p=403 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/30 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531334/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65959 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91560 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/commit/26702cb0720c5c394b407c23570136c53171fa55 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/cordova-dev/201403.mbox/%3CCAK_TSXLGJag5Q9ATUCbFtkWvMWX9XnC80kKp-HKi25gPcvV4gw%40mail.gmail.com%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://d3adend.org/blog/?p=403 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/30 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531334/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65959 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91560 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/commit/26702cb0720c5c394b407c23570136c53171fa55 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/cordova-dev/201403.mbox/%3CCAK_TSXLGJag5Q9ATUCbFtkWvMWX9XnC80kKp-HKi25gPcvV4gw%40mail.gmail.com%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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