Vulnerability identifier: #VU61378

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23625

CWE-ID: CWE-755

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
wire-ios
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Wire Swiss GmbH

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of malformed resource identifiers. A remote user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

wire-ios: 3.0 - 3.94

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External links
http://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios-transport/commit/02e90aa45edaf7eb2d8b97fa2377cd8104274170
http://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios-transport/security/advisories/GHSA-3xvh-x964-572h
http://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios/security/advisories/GHSA-rq36-8qfp-79mc

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.