Vulnerabilites related to google - android_browser
CVE-2014-6041 (GCVE-0-2014-6041)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2014-09-02 10:00
Modified
2024-08-06 12:03
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The Android WebView in Android before 4.4 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted attribute containing a \u0000 character, as demonstrated by an onclick="window.open('\u0000javascript: sequence to the Android Browser application 4.2.1 or a third-party web browser.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
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Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2014-09-02 10:55
Modified
2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
The Android WebView in Android before 4.4 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted attribute containing a \u0000 character, as demonstrated by an onclick="window.open('\u0000javascript: sequence to the Android Browser application 4.2.1 or a third-party web browser.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.rafayhackingarticles.net/2014/08/android-browser-same-origin-policy.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69548
cve@mitre.orghttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/1368e05e8875f00e8d2529fe6050d08b55ea4d87
cve@mitre.orghttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/7e4405a7a12750ee27325f065b9825c25b40598c
cve@mitre.orghttps://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/09/15/major-android-bug-is-a-privacy-disaster-cve-2014-6041
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95693
cve@mitre.orghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8321185
cve@mitre.orghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8325807
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.rafayhackingarticles.net/2014/08/android-browser-same-origin-policy.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69548
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/1368e05e8875f00e8d2529fe6050d08b55ea4d87
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/7e4405a7a12750ee27325f065b9825c25b40598c
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/09/15/major-android-bug-is-a-privacy-disaster-cve-2014-6041
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95693
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8321185
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8325807
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google android_browser 4.2.1



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