CVE-2014-6041 Information

Description

The Android WebView in Android before 4.4 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted attribute containing a \u0000 character as demonstrated by an onclick=\window.open(’\u0000javascript: sequence to the Android Browser application 4.2.1 or a third-party web browser.

Reference

http://www.rafayhackingarticles.net/2014/08/android-browser-same-origin-policy.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69548 https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/1368e05e8875f00e8d2529fe6050d08b55ea4d87 https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/7e4405a7a12750ee27325f065b9825c25b40598c https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/09/15/major-android-bug-is-a-privacy-disaster-cve-2014-6041 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95693 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8321185 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8325807