Spoofing attack in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2025-43228

Vulnerability identifier: #VU113561

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43228

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can spoof the address bar. 

WebKitGTK+
WPE WebKit
Gentoo Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
Debian Linux
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Fedora
Development Tools Module
Desktop Applications Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
Apple iOS
iPadOS
Ubuntu
Anolis OS
Apple Safari
net-libs/webkit-gtk
webkit2gtk (Ubuntu package)
webkit2gtk4.1-devel
webkitgtk6.0
webkitgtk6.0-devel
webkit2gtk4.1-doc
webkit2gtk4.1
javascriptcoregtk6.0-devel
javascriptcoregtk6.0
javascriptcoregtk4.1-devel
javascriptcoregtk4.1
webkitgtk6.0-doc
webkit2gtk (Debian package)
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0
webkit2gtk3-devel
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0
webkit2gtk3-debugsource
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk3-lang
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser
webkit2gtk4-devel
webkit-jsc-4-debuginfo
webkit-jsc-4
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-debuginfo
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0
typelib-1_0-WebKitWebProcessExtension-6_0
webkit-jsc-4.1
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-6_0
webkit-jsc-6.0-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_1
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1-debuginfo
webkit-jsc-4.1-debuginfo
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles-debuginfo
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit
typelib-1_0-WebKit-6_0
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser-debuginfo
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_1
webkit2gtk3-soup2-devel
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_1
webkit-jsc-6.0
webkit2gtk4-debugsource
WebKitGTK-4.0-lang
WebKitGTK-6.0-lang
WebKitGTK-4.1-lang
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser-debuginfo
webkit2gtk3-soup2-debugsource
webkitgtk

Install updates from vendor's website.

WebKitGTK+ - update to 2.48.5
WPE WebKit - update to 2.48.5
Apple Safari - update to 18.6
Apple iOS - update to 18.6 22G86
iPadOS - update to 18.6 22G86
net-libs/webkit-gtk - update to 2.26.4
webkit2gtk (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.48.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 2.48.5-0ubuntu0.24.04.1, 2.48.5-0ubuntu0.25.04.1
webkit2gtk4.1-devel - update to 2.48.5-1
webkitgtk6.0 - update to 2.48.5-1
webkitgtk6.0-devel - update to 2.48.5-1
webkit2gtk4.1-doc - update to 2.48.5-1
webkit2gtk4.1 - update to 2.48.5-1
javascriptcoregtk6.0-devel - update to 2.48.5-1
javascriptcoregtk6.0 - update to 2.48.5-1
javascriptcoregtk4.1-devel - update to 2.48.5-1
javascriptcoregtk4.1 - update to 2.48.5-1
webkitgtk6.0-doc - update to 2.48.5-1
webkit2gtk (Debian package) - addressed in versions 2.48.5-1~deb12u1, 2.48.5-1~deb13u1
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-4.41.1, 2.48.5-150200.150.1, 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk3-devel - addressed in versions 2.48.5-4.41.1, 2.48.5-150200.150.1, 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles - addressed in versions 2.48.5-4.41.1, 2.48.5-150200.150.1, 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-4.41.1, 2.48.5-150200.150.1, 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-4.41.1, 2.48.5-150200.150.1, 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-4.41.1, 2.48.5-150200.150.1, 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk3-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.48.5-4.41.1, 2.48.5-150200.150.1, 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-4.41.1, 2.48.5-150200.150.1, 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-4.41.1, 2.48.5-150200.150.1, 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-4.41.1, 2.48.5-150200.150.1, 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-4.41.1, 2.48.5-150200.150.1, 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkit2gtk3-lang - addressed in versions 2.48.5-4.41.1, 2.48.5-150200.150.1
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk4-devel - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit-jsc-4-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit-jsc-4 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
typelib-1_0-WebKitWebProcessExtension-6_0 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit-jsc-4.1 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-6_0 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit-jsc-6.0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_1 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit-jsc-4.1-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit-6_0 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_1 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk3-soup2-devel - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_1 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit-jsc-6.0 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk4-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
WebKitGTK-4.0-lang - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
WebKitGTK-6.0-lang - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
WebKitGTK-4.1-lang - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0 - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkit2gtk3-soup2-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.48.5-150400.4.122.1, 2.48.5-150600.12.43.1
webkitgtk - addressed in versions 2.49.90-3.el10_1, 2.50.0-3.el10_1

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/124147
• https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2025-0005.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS and iPadOS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
• SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
• SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
• SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
• Debian update for webkit2gtk
• Ubuntu update for webkit2gtk
• SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
• Fedora EPEL 10.1 update for webkitgtk
• Fedora EPEL 10.1 update for webkitgtk
• Anolis OS update for webkitgtk
• Gentoo update for WebKitGTK+