Vigil@nce - Node.js cordova-plugin-inappbrowser: privilege escalation via gap-iab URI
March 2020 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
– Impacted products: Nodejs Modules not comprehensive.
– Severity: 2/4.
– Consequences: user access/rights.
– Provenance: document.
– Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
– Creation date: 31/01/2020.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can bypass restrictions via gap-iab URI of Node.js
cordova-plugin-inappbrowser, in order to escalate his privileges.
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