CVE-2015-1835 describes a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Cordova Android versions prior to 3.7.2 and 4.x before 4.0.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to manipulate undefined secondary configuration variables (preferences) through a specially crafted intent: URL, specifically when an application lacks explicit settings in config.xml. The attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and has high impact on integrity (I:H), but no impact on confidentiality or availability, with a CVSS score of 5.3. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.