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TI-2012-05355 Aliases CVE-2012-6637GHSA-gmhc-gw98-7qrj

Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier do not anchor the…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier do not anchor the end of domain-name regular expressions, which allows remote attackers to bypass a whitelist protection mechanism via a domain name that contains an acceptable name as an initial substring.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0894 95th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 29

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.3.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:3.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 rc1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0 rc1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:3.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0 rc1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:3.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.0 rc1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.9.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:3.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:3.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:cordova:3.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.9.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
Show 19 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 rc1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0 rc1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0 rc2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0 rc1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0 rc2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0 rc1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.0 rc1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 rc1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0 rc1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.0 rc1VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:phonegap:2.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6637
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gmhc-gw98-7qrj

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Other 4

Sources

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