Phishing via stale link preview metadata
Published Sep 3, 2025 · Updated Sep 3, 2025
UI misrepresentation in LinkedIn Mobile Application for Android 4.1.1087.2 allows attackers to disguise a malicious link destination. The post or comment composer retains the first URL's Open Graph image, title, and description after the URL is replaced, but makes the replacement URL clickable. Exploitation requires preparing changed link content and a recipient to click it, enabling phishing-site redirection without altering LinkedIn data.
Summary
What happened
UI misrepresentation in LinkedIn Mobile Application for Android 4.1.1087.2 allows attackers to disguise a malicious link destination. The post or comment composer retains the first URL's Open Graph image, title, and description after the URL is replaced, but makes the replacement URL clickable. Exploitation requires preparing changed link content and a recipient to click it, enabling phishing-site redirection without altering LinkedIn data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-56139
- Published
- Sep 3, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 3, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-449, T1566.002, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- LinkedIn link preview mismatch reproductionproof of concept · demonstrated
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