Published: 2016/05/11  Last Updated: 2016/05/11

Information from The Apache Software Foundation

Vulnerability ID:JVN#41772178
Title:Apache Cordova vulnerable to arbitrary plugin execution
Status:Vulnerable

This is a statement from the vendor itself with no modification by JPCERT/CC.

CVE-2015-5208 - Arbitrary plugin execution issue in Apache Cordova iOS

Severity: High

Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation

Versions Affected: cordova-ios 3.9.2 and below

Description: An arbitrary plugin can be executed when a user clicks on a link.

Upgrade path: Developers who are concerned about this issue should install version 4.0.0 or higher of the cordova-ios platform.

Credit: This issue was discovered by Muneaki Nishimura (nishimunea) of Recruit Technologies Co.,Ltd.