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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-6637 · published 3 March 2014

CVE-2012-6637: Apache cordova improper input validation vulnerability

Apache · Cordova

Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier do not anchor the end of domain-name regular expressions, which allows remote attackers to bypass a whitelist protection mechanism via a domain name that contains an acceptable name as an initial substring.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 8.9% · top 4.9% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
8.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier do not anchor the end of domain-name regular expressions, which allows remote attackers to bypass a whitelist protection mechanism via a domain name that contains an acceptable name as an initial substring.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/blog/2012/04/30/building-android-javajavascript-bridges/
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/9
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124954/apachecordovaphonegap-bypass.txt
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2014/Jan/96 Patch
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdf Exploit
http://www.internetsociety.org/ndss2014/programme#session3
http://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/blog/2012/04/30/building-android-javajavascript-bridges/
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/9
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124954/apachecordovaphonegap-bypass.txt
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2014/Jan/96 Patch
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdf Exploit
http://www.internetsociety.org/ndss2014/programme#session3

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-6637), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.