FKIE_CVE-2015-5207

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-05-09 20:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:28
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Summary
Apache Cordova iOS before 4.0.0 might allow attackers to bypass a URL whitelist protection mechanism in an app and load arbitrary resources by leveraging unspecified methods.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN35341085/index.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2016/JVNDB-2016-000058.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136840/Apache-Cordova-iOS-3.9.1-Access-Bypass.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538211/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88764
secalert@redhat.comhttps://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2016/04/27/security.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN35341085/index.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2016/JVNDB-2016-000058.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136840/Apache-Cordova-iOS-3.9.1-Access-Bypass.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538211/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88764
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2016/04/27/security.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:28:40.410",
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