CVE-2025-24208 Cross-site scripting in Safari
Loading a malicious iframe in Safari or iOS/iPadOS can lead to cross-site scripting, allowing attackers to execute scripts in the victim's context.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-24208?
CVE-2025-24208 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 31 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.4, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4. Loading a malicious iframe may lead to a cross-site scripting attack.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24208?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24208?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-24208 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24208 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24208, GHSA-vwcg-r7w2-v8qc, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-24208.