GHSA-RVM3-566M-V7FV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-05 22:53 – Updated: 2026-10-05 22:53
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Summary
Capacitor Android and iOS: remote content can be loaded at the app origin via the internal HTTP proxy path
Details

Impact

Capacitor's WebView navigation guard validated only the host and scheme of a target URL, not its path. Because the internal HTTP proxy path (/_capacitor_http_interceptor_) is served at the application's own origin, a frame navigation to it was always treated as in-app navigation and allowed.

Loading that path as a document caused the native layer to fetch an arbitrary, caller-specified URL and return the response body to the WebView at the app's own origin. Script in that response then ran with full same-origin trust: access to localStorage, cookies, and every native capability the application exposes through its registered Capacitor plugins.

The proxy handler was additionally served regardless of whether the CapacitorHttp plugin was enabled, so applications that never enabled CapacitorHttp were also affected.

Exploitation requires a victim to activate a link inside the application's WebView. Any Capacitor application that renders user-controlled or unsanitized links (chat messages, comments, rich-text content) is a viable delivery surface.

Both Android and iOS are affected.

Patches

Two changes on each platform:

  1. The navigation guard now blocks frame navigations whose path is the internal proxy path.
  2. The proxy handler is served only when CapacitorHttp is enabled, and never for a document (main frame) request.

Legitimate CapacitorHttp usage is unaffected. fetch and XMLHttpRequest are subresource requests and do not pass through the navigation guard.

Upgrade to a patched version, then rebuild and redistribute your application.

Workarounds

If you cannot upgrade immediately, note first that disabling CapacitorHttp is not sufficient on affected versions, because the proxy path is served regardless of that setting.

Registered plugins are consulted before the navigation guard runs, so a small plugin can block the path. On Android, override shouldOverrideLoad(Uri url) and return true when url.getPath() starts with /_capacitor_http_interceptor_. On iOS, implement shouldOverrideLoad(_:) and return true for the same path. Returning true cancels the navigation; return null/nil for all other URLs so normal navigation is unchanged.

Independently, sanitize user-controlled link targets before rendering them in the WebView.

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  "details": "### Impact\n\nCapacitor\u0027s WebView navigation guard validated only the **host and scheme** of a\ntarget URL, not its **path**. Because the internal HTTP proxy path\n(`/_capacitor_http_interceptor_`) is served at the application\u0027s own origin, a\nframe navigation to it was always treated as in-app navigation and allowed.\n\nLoading that path as a document caused the native layer to fetch an arbitrary,\ncaller-specified URL and return the response body to the WebView **at the app\u0027s\nown origin**. Script in that response then ran with full same-origin trust:\naccess to `localStorage`, cookies, and every native capability the application\nexposes through its registered Capacitor plugins.\n\nThe proxy handler was additionally served **regardless of whether the\n`CapacitorHttp` plugin was enabled**, so applications that never enabled\n`CapacitorHttp` were also affected.\n\nExploitation requires a victim to activate a link inside the application\u0027s\nWebView. Any Capacitor application that renders user-controlled or unsanitized\nlinks (chat messages, comments, rich-text content) is a viable delivery surface.\n\nBoth **Android and iOS** are affected.\n\n### Patches\n\nTwo changes on each platform:\n\n1. The navigation guard now blocks frame navigations whose path is the internal\n   proxy path.\n2. The proxy handler is served only when `CapacitorHttp` is enabled, and never\n   for a document (main frame) request.\n\nLegitimate `CapacitorHttp` usage is unaffected. `fetch` and `XMLHttpRequest` are\nsubresource requests and do not pass through the navigation guard.\n\nUpgrade to a patched version, then rebuild and redistribute your application.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nIf you cannot upgrade immediately, note first that **disabling `CapacitorHttp`\nis not sufficient** on affected versions, because the proxy path is served\nregardless of that setting.\n\nRegistered plugins are consulted before the navigation guard runs, so a small\nplugin can block the path. On Android, override `shouldOverrideLoad(Uri url)` and\nreturn `true` when `url.getPath()` starts with `/_capacitor_http_interceptor_`.\nOn iOS, implement `shouldOverrideLoad(_:)` and return `true` for the same path.\nReturning `true` cancels the navigation; return `null`/`nil` for all other URLs\nso normal navigation is unchanged.\n\nIndependently, sanitize user-controlled link targets before rendering them in the\nWebView.",
  "id": "GHSA-rvm3-566m-v7fv",
  "modified": "2026-10-05T22:53:10Z",
  "published": "2026-10-05T22:53:10Z",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  "summary": "Capacitor Android and iOS: remote content can be loaded at the app origin via the internal HTTP proxy path"
}



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