Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 2, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-6041

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.

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Affected products

Google/Browser2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:google:android_browser:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:google:android_browser:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <4.4
Google/Webviewllm-create
Range: <4.4

Patches

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References

www.rafayhackingarticles.net/2014/08/android-browser-same-origin-policy.htmlnvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/69548nvd
android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/1368e05e8875f00e8d2529fe6050d08b55ea4d87nvd
android.googlesource.com/platform/external/webkit/+/7e4405a7a12750ee27325f065b9825c25b40598cnvd
community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/09/15/major-android-bug-is-a-privacy-disaster-cve-2014-6041nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95693nvd
news.ycombinator.com/itemnvd
news.ycombinator.com/itemnvd

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