CVE-2016-6799
Information Exposure in cordova-android
Also known as GHSA-gwpf-62xp-vrg6
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
Product: Apache Cordova Android 5.2.2 and earlier. The application calls methods of the Log class. Messages passed to these methods (Log.v(), Log.d(), Log.i(), Log.w(), and Log.e()) are stored in a series of circular buffers on the device. By default, a maximum of four 16 KB rotated logs are kept in addition to the current log. The logged data can be read using Logcat on the device. When using platforms prior to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), the log data is not sandboxed per application; any application installed on the device has the capability to read data logged by other applications.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.58% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | cordova-android | <6.0.0 | 6.0.0 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Cordova Android
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/98365 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/1f3e7b0319d64b455f73616f572acee36fbca31f87f5b2e509c45b69%40%3Cdev.cordova.apa · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6799 · advisory
- github.com /apache/cordova-android/commit/4a0a7bc424fae14c9689f4a8a2dc250ae3a47f82 · web
- cve.mitre.org /cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6799 · web
- github.com /apache/cordova-android · package
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/1f3e7b0319d64b455f73616f572acee36fbca31f87f5b2e509c45b69@%3Cdev.cordova.apach · web
- snyk.io /vuln/SNYK-JS-CORDOVAANDROID-174935 · web
- npmjs.com /advisories/964 · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6799
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-gwpf-62xp-vrg6
- NVD: CVE-2016-6799
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