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TI-2025-17958 Aliases CVE-2025-24208GHSA-vwcg-r7w2-v8qc

Cross-site scripting in Apple Safari

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

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
Partial Red Hat: 15 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00583 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Safari (Apple): 18.4iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 18.4Red Hat: 11 advisoriesRed Hat: 15 fixed, 2 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleSafaribefore 18.418.4Patch availableCNA
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 18.418.4Patch availableCNA
  • Safari VendorApple Affected before 18.4 Fixed in 18.4 Patch available CNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 18.4 Fixed in 18.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.4VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.4 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Safari (Apple) Fixed in 18.4
  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.4

Red Hat 11 advisories

  • RHSA-2025:10364 Released 2025-07-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    webkitgtk4 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4-2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-devel-2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc-2.48.3-2.el7_9 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4-devel-2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-doc-2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel-2.48.3-2.el7_9
  • RHSA-2025:8194 Released 2025-05-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    webkit2gtk3 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) webkit2gtk3-2.48.1-2.el8_2, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.1-2.el8_2, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.48.1-2.el8_2 +1
  • RHSA-2025:8066 Released 2025-05-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    webkit2gtk3 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) webkit2gtk3-2.48.1-2.el8_6, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.1-2.el8_6, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.48.1-2.el8_6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) webkit2gtk3-2.48.1-2.el8_6, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.1-2.el8_6, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.48.1-2.el8_6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) webkit2gtk3-2.48.1-2.el8_6, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.1-2.el8_6, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.48.1-2.el8_6 +1
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  • RHSA-2025:8064 Released 2025-05-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    webkit2gtk3 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) webkit2gtk3-2.48.1-2.el8_4, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.1-2.el8_4, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.48.1-2.el8_4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) webkit2gtk3-2.48.1-2.el8_4, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.1-2.el8_4, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.48.1-2.el8_4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) webkit2gtk3-2.48.1-2.el8_4, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.1-2.el8_4, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.48.1-2.el8_4 +1
  • RHSA-2025:8065 Released 2025-05-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    webkit2gtk3 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) webkit2gtk3-2.48.1-1.el9_0, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.1-1.el9_0, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.48.1-1.el9_0 +1
  • RHSA-2025:7387 Released 2025-05-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    webkit2gtk3 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) webkit2gtk3-2.48.1-1.el9_6, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.1-1.el9_6, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.48.1-1.el9_6 +1
  • RHSA-2025:4445 Released 2025-05-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    webkit2gtk3 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) webkit2gtk3-2.48.1-1.el8_8, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.1-1.el8_8, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.48.1-1.el8_8 +1
  • RHSA-2025:3974 Released 2025-04-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    webkit2gtk3 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) webkit2gtk3-2.48.1-1.el8_10, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.1-1.el8_10, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.48.1-1.el8_10 +1
  • RHSA-2025:3755 Released 2025-04-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    webkit2gtk3 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) webkit2gtk3-2.48.1-2.el9_4, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.1-2.el9_4, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.48.1-2.el9_4 +1
  • RHSA-2025:3756 Released 2025-04-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    webkit2gtk3 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) webkit2gtk3-2.48.1-3.el9_2, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.1-3.el9_2, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.48.1-3.el9_2 +1
  • RHSA-2025:3713 Released 2025-04-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    webkit2gtk3 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) webkit2gtk3-2.48.1-1.el9_5, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.1-1.el9_5, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.48.1-1.el9_5 +1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.4

    56 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 15 MEDIUM, 41 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-17978 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
    • TI-2025-17961 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
    • TI-2025-17940 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
    Show all 56 records →
  • Release ·

    Apple Safari 18.4

    12 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 10 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-18012 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2025-17922 Apple Safari: A download's origin may be incorrectly associatedPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2025-17932 Open redirect in Apple SafariPriority LOW 39
    Show all 12 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2025:3974
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:3713, RHSA-2025:7387
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2025:8194
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:8064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2025:8066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:8064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2025:8066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2025:8065
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2025:4445
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2025:3756
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:3755
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:8064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2025:8066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2025:10364
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2025:10364

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24208
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vwcg-r7w2-v8qc

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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