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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-43228
Apple Safari Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability
Description

The issue was addressed with improved UI. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, Safari 18. 6. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.

INFO

Published Date :

July 30, 2025, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 4, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-43228 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple iphone_os
2 Apple safari
3 Apple ipados
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 3
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Update your iOS, iPadOS, and Safari to address address bar spoofing vulnerabilities.
  • Update affected packages.
  • Upgrade to iOS, iPadOS, or Safari 18.6 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-43228 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-43228.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/124147 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/124152 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-43228 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-43228 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Born at : Feb. 12, 2025, 2:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 378 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-43228 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-07-30-2025-1 Safari 18.6

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:51:16 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 03, 2025 (3 weeks ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-43228 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-451
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 01, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.6 *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.6
    Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/124147 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/124152 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description 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. The issue was addressed with improved UI. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, Safari 18. 6. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/124152
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/124147
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
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