CVE-2025-55028 (GCVE-0-2025-55028)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-19 20:52 – Updated: 2026-04-13 14:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
JavaScript alerts could impede UI interaction or allow denial of service attacks
Summary
Malicious scripts utilizing repetitive JavaScript alerts could prevent client user interaction in some scenarios and allow for denial of service attacks. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 142.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-20 14:01 UTC
CWE
- CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox for iOS |
Unaffected:
142 , ≤ *
(rpm)
|
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