JVN#69812763
cordova-plugin-ionic-webview vulnerable to path traversal
Overview
cordova-plugin-ionic-webview provided by npm, Inc. contains a path traversal vulnerability.
Products Affected
- cordova-plugin-ionic-webview versions prior to 2.2.0
- 2.0.0-beta.0
- 2.0.0-beta.1
- 2.0.0-beta.2
- 2.1.0-0
Description
cordova-plugin-ionic-webview provided by npm, Inc. contains a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) .
Impact
A remote attacker may obtain an arbitrary file such as a file related to an application on iOS device. As a result, contents of the file may be disclosed.
Solution
Recreate iOS application incorporating the latest version of cordova-plugin-ionic-webview
This vulnerability has been addressed in cordova-plugin-ionic-webview 2.2.0 and upper versions.
The developers of iOS applications using cordova-plugin-ionic-webview are recommended to recreate the applications incorporating the latest version of cordova-plugin-ionic-webview to resolve this vulnerability.
Vendor Status
| Vendor | Link |
| npm, Inc. | Path Traversal cordova-plugin-ionic-webview |
| ionic-team | Github: ionic-team/cordova-plugin-ionic-webview |
References
JPCERT/CC Addendum
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
| Attack Vector(AV) | Physical (P) | Local (L) | Adjacent (A) | Network (N) |
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| Attack Complexity(AC) | High (H) | Low (L) | ||
| Privileges Required(PR) | High (H) | Low (L) | None (N) | |
| User Interaction(UI) | Required (R) | None (N) | ||
| Scope(S) | Unchanged (U) | Changed (C) | ||
| Confidentiality Impact(C) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) | |
| Integrity Impact(I) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) | |
| Availability Impact(A) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) |
| Access Vector(AV) | Local (L) | Adjacent Network (A) | Network (N) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Complexity(AC) | High (H) | Medium (M) | Low (L) |
| Authentication(Au) | Multiple (M) | Single (S) | None (N) |
| Confidentiality Impact(C) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
| Integrity Impact(I) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
| Availability Impact(A) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
Credit
This vulnerability was first reported to npm, Inc. by the below reporters then also reported to IPA. Based on the coordination request made by the reporters, JPCERT/CC coordinated with npm, Inc. and published this advisory on JVN.
Reporters: Tatsuya Sakamto and Gaku Mochizuki of Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc.
Other Information
| JPCERT Alert |
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| JPCERT Reports |
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| CERT Advisory |
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| CPNI Advisory |
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| TRnotes |
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| CVE |
CVE-2018-16202 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2018-000133 |