{"id":64344,"date":"2025-08-27T03:35:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T03:35:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T04:08:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T10:08:43","slug":"cve-2025-54145-firefox-ios-qr-scanner-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54145-firefox-ios-qr-scanner-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54145: Firefox iOS QR Scanner Vulnerability Leading to Potential System Compromise<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is fraught with potential pitfalls, and one such recently identified issue of critical concern is the CVE-2025-54145. This vulnerability, specifically affecting Firefox for iOS versions prior to 141, centers around the browser&#8217;s QR scanner feature, which could be manipulated to open arbitrary websites. This presents a significant security threat with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49691-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-media-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72013\">potential for system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36901-critical-wlan-vulnerability-in-android-affecting-google-pixel-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87439\">vulnerability is of particular concern to anyone using the affected<\/a> versions of Firefox for iOS. Its severity is underscored by the high CVSS score of 9.1, a clear indication of the potential damage that could be inflicted if not promptly addressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54145<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.1 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Potential system compromise or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72634\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2096019145\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Firefox for iOS | < 141\n\n<strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8043-critical-url-truncation-vulnerability-in-firefox-and-thunderbird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79841\">Firefox&#8217;s open-text URL<\/a> scheme via the QR scanner feature. By crafting a malicious link and tricking users into scanning it, an attacker could force the browser to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54485-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-the-biosig-project-libbiosig-opens-door-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83384\">open arbitrary<\/a> websites. This could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73558\">potentially lead<\/a> to various harmful outcomes, such as system compromise, data leakage, or exposure to further attack vectors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An example of how this vulnerability might be exploited could look something like this:<\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2608214039\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET malicious_website.com\/qr-code-generator?payload=exploit_code HTTP\/1.1\nHost: attacker.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker generates a QR code on their website that contains the exploit code. They then trick the victim into scanning this QR code using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8037-high-risk-cookie-vulnerability-in-firefox-and-thunderbird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71844\">vulnerable Firefox<\/a> QR scanner feature, which subsequently opens a malicious website on the victim&#8217;s browser.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Mitigation Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To resolve this vulnerability, the most effective method is to apply the vendor patch provided by Firefox. Updating Firefox for iOS to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43588-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-substance3d-sampler-versions-5-0-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73477\">version 141 or later will eliminate the vulnerability<\/a> and secure the QR scanning feature against such attacks.<br \/>\nIn the interim, before the patch can be applied, users can use Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) as temporary mitigation measures. These tools can help identify and block potentially harmful traffic, reducing the chances of a successful exploit. However, these are just temporary measures and the vendor patch should be applied as soon as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54742-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wpevently-leading-to-possible-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86359\">possible to completely mitigate the vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is fraught with potential pitfalls, and one such recently identified issue of critical concern is the CVE-2025-54145. This vulnerability, specifically affecting Firefox for iOS versions prior to 141, centers around the browser&#8217;s QR scanner feature, which could be manipulated to open arbitrary websites. This presents a significant security threat with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[77],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-64344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-apple"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64344"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80272,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64344\/revisions\/80272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64344"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=64344"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=64344"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=64344"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=64344"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=64344"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=64344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}