CVE-2019-0219
Privilege Escalation in cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
A website running in the InAppBrowser webview on Android could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the main application's webview using a specially 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A website running in the InAppBrowser webview on Android could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the main application's webview using a specially crafted gap-iab: URI.
- Record
CVE-2019-0219- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A website running in the InAppBrowser webview on Android could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the main application's webview using a specially crafted gap-iab: URI.
- Record
CVE-2019-0219- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0969 No score
A website running in the InAppBrowser webview on Android could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the main application's webview using a specially crafted gap-iab: URI.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0969- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv
Privilege Escalation in cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
Versions of cordova-plugin-inappbrowser prior to 3.1.0 are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. A website running in the InAppBrowser webview on Android could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the main application's webview using a specially crafted gap-iab: URI. This affects Cordova Android applications using the package.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 3.1.0 or later.
- Record
GHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A website running in the InAppBrowser webview on Android could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the main application's webview using a specially crafted gap-iab: URI.
- Record
CVE-2019-0219- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv
Privilege Escalation in cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
Versions of cordova-plugin-inappbrowser prior to 3.1.0 are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. A website running in the InAppBrowser webview on Android could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the main application's webview using a specially crafted gap-iab: URI. This affects Cordova Android applications using the package.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 3.1.0 or later.
- Record
GHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cordova-plugin-inappbrowsernpm |
before 3.1.0 | 3.1.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-0219 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Cordova, published January 14, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.83%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in cordova-plugin-inappbrowser 3.1.0.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/28/1
lists.apache.org/thread.html/197482d5ab80c0bff4a5ec16e1b0466df38389d9a4b5331d777f14fc%40%3Cdev.cordova.apache.org%3E
oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html