5.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-6041
Android WebView Same Origin Policy Bypass Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 2, 2014, 10:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-6041 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-6041 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google android
2 Google android_browser

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Vulnerability Exploitation

Updated: 4 months ago
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Born at : April 26, 2023, 1:02 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-6041 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-6041 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.rafayhackingarticles.net/2014/08/android-browser-same-origin-policy.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69548
    Added Reference https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/1368e05e8875f00e8d2529fe6050d08b55ea4d87
    Added Reference https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/7e4405a7a12750ee27325f065b9825c25b40598c
    Added Reference https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/09/15/major-android-bug-is-a-privacy-disaster-cve-2014-6041
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95693
    Added Reference https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8321185
    Added Reference https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8325807
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95693 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95693 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69548 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 02, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-6041 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-6041 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

90.83 }} 0.64%

score

0.99103

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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