Cookie leak on redirects in cordova-plugin-advanced-http
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-201.
Summary
cordova-plugin-advanced-http from 1.5.0 through 3.3.1 leaks cookies to third-party hosts. The JavaScript layer passes Cookie headers built from the cookie jar as ordinary request headers, so native iOS and Android stacks forward them when a request is redirected to another host (CWE-201). A remote attacker can use an open or attacker-influenced redirect to obtain cookies and hijack user sessions.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
cordova-plugin-advanced-http 1.5.0 through 3.3.1 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that leaks cookies to third-party hosts because the JavaScript layer passes jar-built Cookie headers as ordinary request headers. When a request is redirected to another host via an open or attacker-influenced redirect, native iOS and Android stacks forward the Cookie header, letting attackers hijack user sessions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for cordova-plugin-advanced-http.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121554
- 2026-11-03 Title updated · CNA
- 2026-11-03 Affected versions changed · CNA
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-gj8w-9f6j-v33q
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Other 3
- https://github.com/silkimen/cordova-plugin-advanced-http
- https://github.com/silkimen/cordova-plugin-advanced-http/blob/f6c3ea7f66fbe57770f53546e4af16a74bc2e0cf/www/helpers.js#L376
- https://github.com/silkimen/cordova-plugin-advanced-http/blob/f6c3ea7f66fbe57770f53546e4af16a74bc2e0cf/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m#L88-L98
Sources
- CVE-2026-121554 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-121554 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gj8w-9f6j-v33q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences