Description
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
Update the cordova-plugin-inappbrowser package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:
- Affected version(s): < 3.1.0
- Patched version(s): 3.1.0
References
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