CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-6799

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in Apache Cordova Android 5.2.2 and earlier allows other installed applications to read log data. Logs are not sandboxed per application in Android versions prior to 4.1.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to the disclosure of sensitive information logged by applications, potentially leading to privacy breaches and data security issues.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of Apache Cordova and use Android 4.1 or later to ensure proper log isolation.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Product: Apache Cordova Android 5.2.2 and earlier. The application calls methods of the Log class. Messages passed to these methods (Log.v(), Log.d(), Log.i(), Log.w(), and Log.e()) are stored in a series of circular buffers on the device. By default, a maximum of four 16 KB rotated logs are kept in addition to the current log. The logged data can be read using Logcat on the device. When using platforms prior to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), the log data is not sandboxed per application; any application installed on the device has the capability to read data logged by other applications.

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