CVE-2012-6637
Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier do not anchor the end of...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6637- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6637- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6483 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6483- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gmhc-gw98-7qrj No score
Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier do not anchor the end of...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gmhc-gw98-7qrj- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6637 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Adobe Phonegap, published March 3, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.94%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdf
internetsociety.org/ndss2014/programme
seclists.org/bugtraq/2014/Jan/96
labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/blog/2012/04/30/building-android-javajavascript-bridges
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/9
packetstormsecurity.com/files/124954/apachecordovaphonegap-bypass.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6637
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gmhc-gw98-7qrj