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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-1883 · published 3 March 2014

CVE-2014-1883: Adobe phonegap permissions and access controls vulnerability

Adobe · Phonegap

Adobe PhoneGap before 2.6.0 on Android uses the shouldOverrideUrlLoading callback instead of the proper shouldInterceptRequest callback, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended device-resource restrictions via content that is accessed (1) in an IFRAME element or (2) with the XMLHttpRequest method by a crafted application.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 4.2% · top 9.3% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
4.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Adobe PhoneGap before 2.6.0 on Android uses the shouldOverrideUrlLoading callback instead of the proper shouldInterceptRequest callback, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended device-resource restrictions via content that is accessed (1) in an IFRAME element or (2) with the XMLHttpRequest method by a crafted application.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
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
https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap/blob/2.6.0/changelog
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
https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap/blob/2.6.0/changelog

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-1883), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.