CVE-2015-5256
Apache Cordova-Android before 4.1.0, when an application relies on a remote server, improperly...
Apache Cordova-Android before 4.1.0, when an application relies on a remote server, improperly implements a JavaScript whitelist protection mechanism, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URI.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Cordova-Android before 4.1.0, when an application relies on a remote server, improperly implements a JavaScript whitelist protection mechanism, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URI.
- Record
CVE-2015-5256- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache Cordova-Android before 4.1.0, when an application relies on a remote server, improperly implements a JavaScript whitelist protection mechanism, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URI.
- Record
CVE-2015-5256- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5244 No score
Apache Cordova-Android before 4.1.0, when an application relies on a remote server, improperly implements a JavaScript whitelist protection mechanism, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URI.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5244- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j2p8-r653-mhwj No score
Apache Cordova-Android before 4.1.0, when an application relies on a remote server, improperly...
Apache Cordova-Android before 4.1.0, when an application relies on a remote server, improperly implements a JavaScript whitelist protection mechanism, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URI.
- Record
GHSA-j2p8-r653-mhwj- 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-2015-5256 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apache Cordova, published November 23, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.22%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/536944/100/0/threaded
packetstormsecurity.com/files/134497/Apache-Cordova-3.7.2-Whitelist-Failure.html
jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000187.html
cordova.apache.org/announcements/2015/11/20/security.html
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN18889193/index.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5256
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j2p8-r653-mhwj