CVE-2012-6636(google / android_api)

LOWCVSS 6.8 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

The Android API before 17 does not properly restrict the WebView.addJavascriptInterface method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary methods of Java objects by using the Java Reflection API within crafted JavaScript code that is loaded into the WebView component in an application targeted to API level 16 or earlier, a related issue to CVE-2013-4710.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-264

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • android_api

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
android_api

15 versions affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-10-29: 110-29
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • SamProgramiz@SamProgramiz

    addJavascriptInterface is catastrophically insecure. Any public method on an injected Java object (including getClass()) is callable from JavaScript, leading to full remote code execution (CVE-2012-6636, CVE-2013-4710 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4710) https://t.co/SprJNSoMeh

    00000158
    8.2K followersView on X
CPE platform detail16 entries

16 of 16 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appgoogleandroid_api---
Appgoogleandroid_api1.0--
Appgoogleandroid_api10.0--
Appgoogleandroid_api11.0--
Appgoogleandroid_api12.0--
Appgoogleandroid_api13.0--
Appgoogleandroid_api14.0--
Appgoogleandroid_api15.0--
Appgoogleandroid_api2.0--
Appgoogleandroid_api3.0--
Appgoogleandroid_api4.0--
Appgoogleandroid_api5.0--
Appgoogleandroid_api6.0--
Appgoogleandroid_api7.0--
Appgoogleandroid_api8.0--
Appgoogleandroid_api9.0--

Explore more