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CVE-2012-6637· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier do not anchor the end of domain-name regular expressions, which allows

Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier do not anchor the end of domain-name regular expressions, which allows remote attackers to bypass a whitelist protection mechanism via a domain name that contains an acceptable name as an initial substring.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Mar 3, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
8.9% · 95th percentile
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Action score

33

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
3 / 30 · 8.9%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
apachecordova
adobephonegap

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • adobe phonegapup to 2.9.0 inclusive
  • adobe phonegap2.0.0
  • adobe phonegap2.1.0
  • adobe phonegap2.2.0
  • adobe phonegap2.3.0
  • adobe phonegap2.4.0
  • adobe phonegap2.5.0
  • adobe phonegap2.6.0
  • adobe phonegap2.7.0
  • adobe phonegap2.8.0
  • adobe phonegap2.8.1
  • adobe phonegap2.9.0
  • apache cordovaup to 3.3.0 inclusive
  • apache cordova3.0.0
  • apache cordova3.1.0
  • apache cordova3.2.0
  • apache cordova3.3.0

Same product

apache: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2014-1881Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to bypass intended device-resource restrictions
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2014-1884Apache Cordova 3.3.0 and earlier and Adobe PhoneGap 2.9.0 and earlier on Windows Phone 7 and 8 do not properly restrict navigation events, w
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2016-6799Product: Apache Cordova Android 5.2.2 and earlier.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2017-3160After the Android platform is added to Cordova the first time, or after a project is created using the build scripts, the scripts will fetch
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2014-3500Apache Cordova Android before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to change the start page via a crafted intent URL.
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2015-1835Apache Cordova Android before 3.7.2 and 4.x before 4.0.2, when an application does not set explicit values in config.xml, allows remote atta
    23Monitor

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

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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