Cross-site scripting in LINE client for iOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The in-app browser of LINE client for iOS versions below 14.9.0 contains a Universal XSS (UXSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability allows for cross-site scripting (XSS) where arbitrary JavaScript can be executed in the top frame from an embedded iframe on any displayed web site within the in-app browser. The in-app browser is usually opened by tapping on URLs contained in chat messages, and for the attack to be successful, the victim must trigger a click event on a malicious iframe. If an iframe embedded in any website can be controlled by an attacker, this vulnerability could be exploited to capture or alter content displayed in the top frame, as well as user session information. This vulnerability affects LINE client for iOS versions below 14.9.0 and does not affect other LINE clients such as LINE client for Android. Please update LINE client for iOS to version 14.9.0 or higher.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE Corporation | LINE client for iOS | 14.0.0 to before 14.9.0 | 14.9.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- LINE client for iOS VendorLINE Corporation Affected 14.0.0 to before 14.9.0 Fixed in 14.9.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA LINE client for iOS (LINE Corporation) Fixed in 14.9.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5739
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9hrm-g973-phrr
References
Advisory 1
More LINE Corporation vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01613 Improper authentication in LINE Corporation Armeria CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-05112 Improper certificate validation in LINE client for iOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-01060 Cross-site scripting in LINE Corporation Central Dogma CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-19873 Paths contain matrix variables bypass decorators CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-19973 LINE client for iOS before 12.17.0 might be crashed by sharing an invalid shared key of e2ee in group chat. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-15992 Missing authorization in LINE Corporation Central Dogma CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-5739 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-5739 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9hrm-g973-phrr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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