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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-0073 · published 30 October 2017

CVE-2014-0073: Apache cordova in-app-browser permissions and access controls vulnerability

Apache · Cordova In App Browser

The CDVInAppBrowser class in the Apache Cordova In-App-Browser standalone plugin (org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser) before 0.3.2 for iOS and the In-App-Browser plugin for iOS from Cordova 2.6.0 through 2.9.0 does not properly validate callback identifiers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the host page and consequently gain privileges via a crafted gap-iab: URI.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 8.3% · top 5.3% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
8.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The CDVInAppBrowser class in the Apache Cordova In-App-Browser standalone plugin (org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser) before 0.3.2 for iOS and the In-App-Browser plugin for iOS from Cordova 2.6.0 through 2.9.0 does not properly validate callback identifiers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the host page and consequently gain privileges via a crafted gap-iab: URI.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://d3adend.org/blog/?p=403 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/30 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531334/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65959 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91560 Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/commit/26702cb0720c5c394b407c23570136c53171fa55 Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/cordova-dev/201403.mbox/%3CCAK_TSXLGJag5Q9ATUCbFtkWvMWX9XnC80kKp-HKi25gPcvV4gw
http://d3adend.org/blog/?p=403 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/30 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531334/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65959 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91560 Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/commit/26702cb0720c5c394b407c23570136c53171fa55 Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/cordova-dev/201403.mbox/%3CCAK_TSXLGJag5Q9ATUCbFtkWvMWX9XnC80kKp-HKi25gPcvV4gw

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-0073), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.