LINE for iOS
CVE-2025-14021
MEDIUM
Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessDeliver malicious link to LINE user
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DeliveryVictim opens link in in-app browser
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ExploitSpoof address bar showing trusted URL
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ExecutionExecute malicious JS in iframe
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ImpactHarvest credentials via phishing overlay
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security UI security representation
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the victim to open an attacker-supplied URL specifically within the LINE client's in-app browser (not Safari or an external browser), and the malicious page must use iframe-based content rendering to exploit the address-bar spoofing behavior. Exploitation is limited by mandatory user interaction (UI:R): the attacker must socially engineer the target into clicking the link and then into trusting the spoofed trusted URL and entering data. It affects only LINE for iOS versions prior to 14.14; devices updated to 14.14 or later are not affected. No elevated privileges or prior authentication to the target app are required of the attacker. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely low-to-moderate priority issue, and the available signals are largely consistent on that point. The vendor-supplied CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) yields 4.3 (Medium): network-reachable and low-complexity, but requiring user interaction (UI:R) and delivering only a limited integrity impact (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability loss - appropriate for an address-bar-spoofing/UI-redressing flaw (CWE-451). EPSS reinforces low urgency at 0.21% (11th percentile), and the CVE is NOT in CISA KEV, so there is no evidence of active exploitation. No SSVC decision data was provided in the input. The one reference is a HackerOne report (#2548498), which indicates the bug was researched and disclosed through a bounty program, but the input does not flag POC=YES, so public weaponized exploit code cannot be confirmed from the data provided. The signals do not conflict: a spoofing bug that enables phishing is realistically a targeted social-engineering aid rather than a mass-exploited RCE, matching the low EPSS and absence from KEV. The main caveat is that the real-world impact of phishing can exceed the mechanical I:L rating because successful credential/data theft depends on the victim, not the CVSS math. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker lures a LINE for iOS user into opening a malicious link inside the app's in-app browser; the page renders attacker-controlled JavaScript within an iframe while the browser's address bar continues to display a trusted URL. Believing they are on a legitimate site, the victim enters credentials or other sensitive data into the overlaid phishing content. A HackerOne report exists for this issue, but public exploit code is not confirmed from the provided data. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 07, 2026
Address bar spoofing in the LINE client for iOS versions prior to 14.14 allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to display trusted URLs within the in-app browser while rendering malicious JavaScript in iframes, facilitating phishing via overlaid content. Exploitation requires the victim to open a crafted link inside LINE's in-app browser and interact with the spoofed page. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the EPSS score is 0.21% (11th percentile), indicating low predicted exploitation activity.
RemediationAI
Upgrade LINE for iOS to version 14.14 or later; this is the vendor-released patch that fixes the address bar spoofing issue. As a workaround, users should avoid opening untrusted links within LINE's in-app browser and instead copy the URL to an external browser such as Safari, though this loses the convenience of in-app browsing. Additionally, users should be cautious of any links received in LINE chats and verify URLs independently before entering credentials. No other mitigations are provided by the vendor. For details, refer to the HackerOne report at https://hackerone.com/reports/2548498.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability resides in the in-app browser component of LINE for iOS, which is based on WebKit but may have custom UI rendering. CWE-451 (User Interface Misrepresentation of Critical Information) describes the root cause: the address bar fails to accurately reflect the actual origin of loaded content, particularly when malicious JavaScript is executed within iframes that overlay trusted URLs. This UI misrepresentation enables phishing. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:linecorp:line:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*, targeting LINE on iPhone OS. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) confirms remote, unauthenticated exploitation requiring user interaction, with low integrity impact only.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Network-delivered link with low complexity and no attacker privileges, but mandatory victim interaction (UI:R) and only limited integrity impact from UI spoofing; no confidentiality or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (linecorp).
CVSS VectorVendor: linecorp
DescriptionCVE.org
The in-app browser in LINE client for iOS versions prior to 14.14 is vulnerable to address bar spoofing, which could allow attackers to execute malicious JavaScript within iframes while displaying trusted URLs, enabling phishing attacks through overlaid malicious content.
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Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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