GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv Privilege Escalation in cordova-plugin-inappbrowser

CRITICAL Published 2020-09-04 Modified 2026-06-18 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2019-0219
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-79
Reviewed
2020-08-31

Affected packages

• npm cordova-plugin-inappbrowser: < 3.1.0 → fixed in 3.1.0

Description

Versions of `cordova-plugin-inappbrowser` prior to 3.1.0 are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. A website running in the InAppBrowser webview on Android could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the main application's webview using a specially crafted gap-iab: URI. This affects Cordova Android applications using the package. Recommendation Upgrade to version 3.1.0 or later.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2019-0219 A website running in the InAppBrowser webview on Android could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the main application's webview using a… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness

References