The Android API before 17 does not properly restrict the WebView.addJavascriptInterface…
Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The Android API before 17 does not properly restrict the WebView.addJavascriptInterface method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary methods of Java objects by using the Java Reflection API within crafted JavaScript code that is loaded into the WebView component in an application targeted to API level 16 or earlier, a related issue to CVE-2013-4710.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.38719 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
CPE configurations NVD · 16
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 16.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable |
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 16.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Google
Show 6 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 | Vulnerable |
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·Google
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6636
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qcw-937q-52w8
References
Advisory 1
Other 6
- http://www.internetsociety.org/ndss2014/programme#session3
- [oss-security] 20140207 Re: CVE request: multiple issues in Apache Cordova/PhoneGap
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_6421
- http://50.56.33.56/blog/?p=314
- http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.VERSION_CODES.html#JELLY_BEAN_MR1
- http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html#addJavascriptInterface%28java.lang.Object%2C%20java.lang.String%29
Sources
- CVE-2012-6636 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-6636 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9qcw-937q-52w8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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