CVE-2022-29168

Cross Site Scripting in Wire Messages

Description

Wire is a secure messaging application. Wire is vulnerable to arbitrary HTML and Javascript execution via insufficient escaping when rendering `@mentions` in the wire-webapp. If a user receives and views a malicious message, arbitrary code is injected and executed in the context of the victim allowing the attacker to fully control the user account. Wire-desktop clients that are connected to a vulnerable wire-webapp version are also vulnerable to this attack. The issue has been fixed in wire-webapp 2022-05-04-production.0 and is already deployed on all Wire managed services. On-premise instances of wire-webapp need to be updated to docker tag 2022-05-04-production.0-v0.29.7-0-a6f2ded or wire-server 2022-05-04 (chart/4.11.0) or later. No known workarounds exist.

Category

9.6
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: wireapp wire-webapp
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-29168?
CVE-2022-29168 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-29168?
To fix CVE-2022-29168, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-29168 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-29168 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-29168?
CVE-2022-29168 affects wireapp wire-webapp.
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