Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 18.5 clickjacking

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.5. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to clickjacking. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-43228. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.5. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a clickjacking vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-451. The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved UI. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43228 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/26/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1566.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 252299 (Amazon Linux 2 : webkitgtk4 (ALAS-2025-2970)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (252299) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1703). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • IGEL OS
  • Open Source WebKitGTK

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Clickjacking
CWE: CWE-451
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 252299
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux 2 : webkitgtk4 (ALAS-2025-2970)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 18.6

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
07/30/2025 +105 days Advisory disclosed
07/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/26/2025 +27 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43228 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318239
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1703 - WebKitGTK: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2025 08:36
Updated: 08/26/2025 05:36
Changes: 07/30/2025 08:36 (56), 07/31/2025 04:40 (1), 08/20/2025 05:50 (2), 08/26/2025 05:36 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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