CVE-2014-3501 — Apache Cordova Android before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the HTTP whitelist and connect to arbitrary servers by using JavaScript to open WebSocket connections through WebView

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MEDIUM

Apache Cordova Android before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the HTTP whitelist and connect to arbitrary servers by using JavaScript to open WebSocket connections through WebView

Published Nov 15, 2014

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 3.75%

Description

Apache Cordova Android before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the HTTP whitelist and connect to arbitrary servers by using JavaScript to open WebSocket connections through WebView.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

3.75% 0.03747

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.03747

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 (10 key points)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	3.75% (0.03747)	89.52th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	3.72% (0.03715)	88.31th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.66% (0.00664)	69.48th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.17% (0.00168)	54.93th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 10, 2024	0.17% (0.00170)	54.32th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.17% (0.00170)	52.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-254

References (2)

http://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2014/08/04/android-351.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69041
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2014/08/04/android-351.html		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69041		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner redhat

Published Nov 15, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved May 14, 2014

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-3501

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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