CVE-2014-0073

The CDVInAppBrowser class in the Apache Cordova In-App-Browser standalone plugin (org.apache...

9.8 Critical

The CDVInAppBrowser class in the Apache Cordova In-App-Browser standalone plugin (org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser) before 0.3.2 for iOS and the In-App-Browser plugin for iOS from Cordova 2.6.0 through 2.9.0 does not properly validate callback identifiers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the host page and consequently gain privileges via a crafted gap-iab: URI.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

8.28%Up 6.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2014-0073
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-0073
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-0166 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-0166
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5f44-2f3g-gf6q 9.8

The CDVInAppBrowser class in the Apache Cordova In-App-Browser standalone plugin (org.apache...

Record: GHSA-5f44-2f3g-gf6q
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-0073 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Cordova, published October 30, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.28%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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