JavaScript execution via exported Shell activity
Published Feb 24, 2025 · Updated Feb 25, 2025
Code injection in Via Browser 6.1.0 for Android allows attackers to execute JavaScript through the mark.via.Shell activity. The activity is exported without a permission check and accepts a javascript: URI from an external Android intent, which its WebView executes. A malicious app installed on the device can read page passwords and session cookies without receiving special permissions.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in Via Browser 6.1.0 for Android allows attackers to execute JavaScript through the mark.via.Shell activity. The activity is exported without a permission check and accepts a javascript: URI from an external Android intent, which its WebView executes. A malicious app installed on the device can read page passwords and session cookies without receiving special permissions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-57608
- Published
- Feb 24, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 25, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-77, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 24, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- mark.via.Shell exported-activity proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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