Adobe PhoneGap before 2.6.0 on Android uses the shouldOverrideUrlLoading callback instead of the proper shouldInterceptRequest callback, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended device-resource restrictions via content that is accessed (1) in an IFRAME element or (2) with the XMLHttpRequest method by a crafted application.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1883
• https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap/blob/2.6.0/changelog
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/9
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124954/apachecordovaphonegap-bypass.txt
• http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2014/Jan/96
• http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ndss14nofrak.pdf
• http://www.internetsociety.org/ndss2014/programme#session3