CVE-2011-2357
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
12/08/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
Cross-application scripting vulnerability in the Browser URL loading functionality in Android 2.3.4 and 3.1 allows local applications to bypass the sandbox and execute arbitrary Javascript in arbitrary domains by (1) causing the MAX_TAB number of tabs to be opened, then loading a URI to the targeted domain into the current tab, or (2) making two startActivity function calls beginning with the targeted domain's URI followed by the malicious Javascript while the UI focus is still associated with the targeted domain.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/cts.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D7e48fb87d48d27e65942b53b7918288c8d740e17
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Browser.git%3B%20a%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D096bae248453abe83cbb2e5a2c744bd62cdb620b
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Browser.git%3B%20a%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Dafa4ab1e4c1d645e34bd408ce04cadfd2e5dae1e
- http://blog.watchfire.com/files/advisory-android-browser.pdf
- http://blog.watchfire.com/wfblog/2011/08/android-browser-cross-application-scripting-cve-2011-2357.html
- http://osvdb.org/74260
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Aug/9
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45457
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8335
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025881=
- http://www.infsec.cs.uni-saarland.de/projects/android-vuln/
- http://www.infsec.cs.uni-saarland.de/projects/android-vuln/android_xss.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519146/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48954
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68937
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/cts.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D7e48fb87d48d27e65942b53b7918288c8d740e17
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Browser.git%3B%20a%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D096bae248453abe83cbb2e5a2c744bd62cdb620b
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Browser.git%3B%20a%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Dafa4ab1e4c1d645e34bd408ce04cadfd2e5dae1e
- http://blog.watchfire.com/files/advisory-android-browser.pdf
- http://blog.watchfire.com/wfblog/2011/08/android-browser-cross-application-scripting-cve-2011-2357.html
- http://osvdb.org/74260
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Aug/9
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45457
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8335
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025881=
- http://www.infsec.cs.uni-saarland.de/projects/android-vuln/
- http://www.infsec.cs.uni-saarland.de/projects/android-vuln/android_xss.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519146/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48954
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68937



