CVE-2025-23109: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox for iOS
Long hostnames in URLs could be leveraged to obscure the actual host of the website or spoof the website address. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 134.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves the handling of long hostnames in URLs within Firefox for iOS, which could be exploited to obscure or spoof the displayed website address in the browser's address bar. The flaw is categorized under CWE-346 (Origin Validation Error). It was reported by Khalil Zhani and fixed in Firefox for iOS 134. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. The vendor advisory confirms the fix and provides additional context on the issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to spoof the website address displayed in the Firefox for iOS address bar by leveraging long hostnames, potentially misleading users into trusting malicious sites. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact, but the integrity of the displayed URL is compromised, which could facilitate phishing or social engineering attacks.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in Firefox for iOS version 134. Users and administrators should ensure that Firefox for iOS is updated to version 134 or later to mitigate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are required as the vendor has provided an official fix.
CVE-2025-23109: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox for iOS
Description
Long hostnames in URLs could be leveraged to obscure the actual host of the website or spoof the website address. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 134.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves the handling of long hostnames in URLs within Firefox for iOS, which could be exploited to obscure or spoof the displayed website address in the browser's address bar. The flaw is categorized under CWE-346 (Origin Validation Error). It was reported by Khalil Zhani and fixed in Firefox for iOS 134. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. The vendor advisory confirms the fix and provides additional context on the issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to spoof the website address displayed in the Firefox for iOS address bar by leveraging long hostnames, potentially misleading users into trusting malicious sites. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact, but the integrity of the displayed URL is compromised, which could facilitate phishing or social engineering attacks.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in Firefox for iOS version 134. Users and administrators should ensure that Firefox for iOS is updated to version 134 or later to mitigate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are required as the vendor has provided an official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-10T21:00:17.659Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-06/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]
Threat ID: 69dd057782d89c981f01728b
Added to database: 04/13/2026, 15:02:15 UTC
Last enriched: 05/20/2026, 17:56:36 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 82
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