Cross-application scripting vulnerability in the Browser URL loading functionality in…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cross-application scripting vulnerability in the Browser URL loading functionality in Android 2.3.4 and 3.1 allows local applications to bypass the sandbox and execute arbitrary Javascript in arbitrary domains by (1) causing the MAX_TAB number of tabs to be opened, then loading a URI to the targeted domain into the current tab, or (2) making two startActivity function calls beginning with the targeted domain's URI followed by the malicious Javascript while the UI focus is still associated with the targeted domain.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2357
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5rq7-2qmm-8925
References
Advisory 1
Other 9
- 74260
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Browser.git%3B%20a=commit%3Bh=096bae248453abe83cbb2e5a2c744bd62cdb620b
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/cts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7e48fb87d48d27e65942b53b7918288c8d740e17
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Browser.git%3B%20a=commit%3Bh=afa4ab1e4c1d645e34bd408ce04cadfd2e5dae1e
- http://blog.watchfire.com/files/advisory-android-browser.pdf
- http://www.infsec.cs.uni-saarland.de/projects/android-vuln/android_xss.pdf
- http://www.infsec.cs.uni-saarland.de/projects/android-vuln/
- http://blog.watchfire.com/wfblog/2011/08/android-browser-cross-application-scripting-cve-2011-2357.html
- 20110802 Android Browser Cross-Application Scripting (CVE-2011-2357)
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- TI-2025-30872 Integer overflow in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2024-21766 there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-30849 Missing authentication in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2011-2357 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-2357 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5rq7-2qmm-8925 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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