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CVE-2019-0219
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in cordova-plugin-inappbrowser (CVE-2019-0219)
Summary
cross-site scripting in cordova-plugin-inappbrowser (CVE-2019-0219). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `3.1.0` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2019-0219** has been found in cordova-plugin-inappbrowser.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade cordova-plugin-inappbrowser to **3.1.0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "cordova-plugin-inappbrowser CVE-2019-0219" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2019-0219 (cordova-plugin-inappbrowser) — CWE-79 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `3.1.0` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Cross-site scripting (XSS)** (CWE-79) exists in cordova-plugin-inappbrowser.
📍 Affected scope
cordova-plugin-inappbrowser — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **3.1.0**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'cordova-plugin-inappbrowser' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'cordova-plugin-inappbrowser' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `cordova-plugin-inappbrowser` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade cordova-plugin-inappbrowser to 3.1.0ステージング環境で 3.1.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
npm
cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0219
- package https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
- web https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/197482d5ab80c0bff4a5ec16e1b0466df38389d9a4b5331d777f14fc%40%3Cdev.cordova.apache.org%3E
- web https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1467
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/28/1
- web https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- web https://lists.apache.org/thread/4vtg0trdrh5203dktt4f3vkd5z2d5ndj
- web https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- web https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv