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iOS QR Code Reader Can Be Spoofed | TWiT Bits


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With iOS v11, the iOS camera app is continually looking for QR codes and, when found, displays a confirmation message prompting the user whether they wish to open Safari at that URL. But there's a URL parsing error which allows the true URL domain to be hidden behind a spoofed display URL. By exploiting the URL parsing flaw one domain can be shown while another entirely different domain is visited.

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