CVE-2011-2357: Cross-application scripting vulnerability in the Browser URL loading functionality in Android 2.3.4 and 3.1 allows local applications to…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 18/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 91.8% of all records.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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.
- Published
- Aug 12, 2011
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.6% · 91th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
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Action score
18
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.6%
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- Not in KEV: no record of exploitation in the wild
- Proof of concept exists, no weaponized module
- No fixed version yet
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| android | cpe:2.3:o:google:android |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- google android2.3.4
- google android3.1
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2010-4804Jun 9, 2011 · The Android browser in Android before 2.3.4 allows remote attackers to obtain SD card contents via crafted content:// URIs, related to (1)…40Plan
- ← EarlierCVE-2011-2344Jul 8, 2011 · Android Picasa in Android 3.0 and 2.x through 2.3.4 uses a cleartext HTTP session when transmitting the authToken obtained from…40Plan
- Later →CVE-2011-4276Jan 25, 2012 · The Bluetooth service (com/android/phone/BluetoothHeadsetService.java) in Android 2.3 before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers within Bluetooth…17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2011-08-02 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-11 d
- Published
- TodayNov 15, 2026+5574 d
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Change log (0)
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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- android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Browser.git%3B%20a=commit%3Bh=096bae248453abe83cbb2e5a2c744bd62cdb620b
- android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Browser.git%3B%20a=commit%3Bh=afa4ab1e4c1d645e34bd408ce04cadfd2e5dae1e
- blog.watchfire.com/files/advisory-android-browser.pdf
- blog.watchfire.com/wfblog/2011/08/android-browser-cross-application-scripting-cve-2011-2357.html
- osvdb.org/74260
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Aug/9
- secunia.com/advisories/45457
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8335
- securitytracker.com/id?1025881
- www.infsec.cs.uni-saarland.de/projects/android-vuln/
- www.infsec.cs.uni-saarland.de/projects/android-vuln/android_xss.pdf
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519146/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/48954
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68937
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.