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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | cordova-plugin-inappbrowser | < 3.1.0 | 3.1.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0219
- https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/197482d5ab80c0bff4a5ec16e1b0466df38389d9a4b5331d777f14fc%40%3Cdev.cordova.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/4vtg0trdrh5203dktt4f3vkd5z2d5ndj
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1467
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/28/1
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- npm
- Package
cordova-plugin-inappbrowser- Disclosed
- 04.09.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 09.2020 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 1
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 1
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