CVE-2022-43673 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can retrieve deleted messages from local IndexedDB storage in the Wire desktop application, exposing sensitive communication data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-43673?
CVE-2022-43673 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Wire through 3.22.3993 on Windows advertises deletion of sent messages; nonetheless, all messages can be retrieved (for a limited period of time) from the AppData\Roaming\Wire\IndexedDB\https_app.wire.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb database.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43673?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wire Wire.
How do I fix CVE-2022-43673?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43673 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-43673 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-43673 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-636w-x3wj-wj9p.