CVE-2025-23109
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2025-23109 is a security vulnerability discovered in Firefox for iOS versions below 134, disclosed on January 10, 2025. The vulnerability involves long hostnames in URLs that could be leveraged to obscure the actual host of the website or spoof the website address (Mozilla Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a moderate severity issue and has been categorized as CWE-346 (Origin Validation Error). According to the CVSS 3.1 scoring system, it received a base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow attackers to perform address bar spoofing attacks by manipulating long hostnames in URLs, potentially misleading users about the actual website they are visiting. This could lead to effective phishing attacks where users might trust malicious websites thinking they are legitimate (Mozilla Advisory).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires user interaction and can be exploited through network access. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, though it specifically affects Firefox for iOS users running versions prior to 134 (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in Firefox for iOS version 134. Users are advised to update their Firefox iOS application to the latest version to protect against this security issue (Mozilla Advisory).

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