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Commit 607c17f9 authored by Scott Rowe's avatar Scott Rowe
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cherrypick from klp-docs docs: security consideration for Android <4.2...

cherrypick from klp-docs docs: security consideration for Android <4.2 Change-Id: I5fe51641539f7ffe7abcdb0618371dd3f4b62ab5

Change-Id: I9838519ad3e0c2fb3957829fc448b1ae6bd1d62b
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@@ -1637,9 +1637,12 @@ public class WebView extends AbsoluteLayout
     * <ul>
     * <li> This method can be used to allow JavaScript to control the host
     * application. This is a powerful feature, but also presents a security
     * risk for applications targeted to API level
     * {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#JELLY_BEAN} or below, because
     * JavaScript could use reflection to access an
     * risk for apps targeting {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#JELLY_BEAN} or earlier.
     * Apps that target a version later than {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#JELLY_BEAN}
     * are still vulnerable if the app runs on a device running Android earlier than 4.2.
     * The most secure way to use this method is to target {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#JELLY_BEAN_MR1}
     * and to ensure the method is called only when running on Android 4.2 or later.
     * With these older versions, JavaScript could use reflection to access an
     * injected object's public fields. Use of this method in a WebView
     * containing untrusted content could allow an attacker to manipulate the
     * host application in unintended ways, executing Java code with the
@@ -1647,7 +1650,8 @@ public class WebView extends AbsoluteLayout
     * method in a WebView which could contain untrusted content.</li>
     * <li> JavaScript interacts with Java object on a private, background
     * thread of this WebView. Care is therefore required to maintain thread
     * safety.</li>
     * safety.
     * </li>
     * <li> The Java object's fields are not accessible.</li>
     * </ul>
     *