GHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv
CRITICALGHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in cordova-plugin-inappbrowser. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Privilege Escalation in cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, a proxy for how much of the ecosystem is exposed.
cordova-plugin-inappbrowsernpmDescription
Versions of cordova-plugin-inappbrowser prior to 3.1.0 are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. A website running in the InAppBrowser webview on Android could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the main application's webview using a specially crafted gap-iab: URI. This affects Cordova Android applications using the package.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 3.1.0 or later.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | cordova-plugin-inappbrowser | all versions | 3.1.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for cordova-plugin-inappbrowser. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update cordova-plugin-inappbrowser to 3.1.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-c6pw-q7f2-97hv across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.