<p>A spoofing vulnerability manifests in Microsoft Xamarin.Forms due to the default settings on Android WebView version prior to 83.0.4103.106. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary Javascript code on a target system.</p>
<p>For the attack to be successful, the targeted user would need to browse to a malicious website or a website serving the malicious code through Xamarin.Forms.</p>
<p>The security update addresses this vulnerability by preventing the malicious Javascript from running in the WebView.</p>
References
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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16873 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16873 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 05:07
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References | () https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16873 - Patch, Vendor Advisory |
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Summary | <p>A spoofing vulnerability manifests in Microsoft Xamarin.Forms due to the default settings on Android WebView version prior to 83.0.4103.106. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary Javascript code on a target system.</p> <p>For the attack to be successful, the targeted user would need to browse to a malicious website or a website serving the malicious code through Xamarin.Forms.</p> <p>The security update addresses this vulnerability by preventing the malicious Javascript from running in the WebView.</p> | |
CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 6.8
v3 : 4.7 |
Information
Published : 2020-09-11 17:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 05:07
NVD link : CVE-2020-16873
Mitre link : CVE-2020-16873
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-16873
JSON object : View
Products Affected
- chrome
microsoft
- xamarin.forms
CWE
CWE-1188
Insecure Default Initialization of Resource