CVE-2012-6636
The Android API before 17 does not properly restrict the WebView.addJavascriptInterface method,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6636- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6636- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6482 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6482- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9qcw-937q-52w8 No score
The Android API before 17 does not properly restrict the WebView.addJavascriptInterface method,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9qcw-937q-52w8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-6636 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6636- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cordova-ubuntu-3.4Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.4~pre3.r19ubuntu1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Google Android 4.2 Browser and WebView - 'addJavascriptInterface' Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2012-12-21 |
| Metasploit | Android Browser and WebView addJavascriptInterface Code Execution | 2012-12-21 |
| PoC in GitHub | Snip3R69/CVE-2013-4710-WebView-RCE-Vulnerability | 2022-05-11 |
| PoC in GitHub | xckevin/AndroidWebviewInjectDemo | 2019-02-19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6636 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Google Android Api, published March 3, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdf
internetsociety.org/ndss2014/programme
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/9
support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_6421
50.56.33.56/blog?p=314
developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.VERSION_CODES.html
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jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN62161191/index.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6636
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9qcw-937q-52w8
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6636
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07
packetstormsecurity.com/files/124954/apachecordovaphonegap-bypass.txt
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6636