CVE-2021-32665 Verified groups not reliable

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass device verification in Wire iOS conversations, allowing unverified devices to appear trusted under specific conditions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-32665?

CVE-2021-32665 is a high-severity vulnerability in wireapp wire-ios, published on 3 Jun 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

wire-ios is the iOS version of Wire, an open-source secure messaging app. wire-ios versions 3.8.0 and earlier have a bug in which a conversation could be incorrectly set to "unverified. This occurs when: - Self user is added to a new conversation - Self user is added to an existing conversation - All the participants in the conversation were previously marked as verified. The vulnerability is patched in wire-ios version 3.8.1. As a workaround, one can unverify & verify a device in the conversation.

Weakness: CWE-345

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32665?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wire Wire.

How do I fix CVE-2021-32665?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32665 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-32665 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mc3m-xwph-4h9h.

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