Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 3, 2014· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-6636
CVE-2012-6636
Description
The Android API before 17 does not properly restrict the WebView.addJavascriptInterface method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary methods of Java objects by using the Java Reflection API within crafted JavaScript code that is loaded into the WebView component in an application targeted to API level 16 or earlier, a related issue to CVE-2013-4710.
Affected products
16cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=16.0
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_api:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdfnvdExploit
- 50.56.33.56/blog/nvd
- developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.VERSION_CODES.htmlnvd
- developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.htmlnvd
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN62161191/index.htmlnvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/9nvd
- www.internetsociety.org/ndss2014/programmenvd
- support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_6421nvd
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