CVE-2022-23625
CVE-2022-23625 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wire with a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-755.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 6.5)
- CVSS v2: 4.0
- EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (64th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-755
- Affected product: Wire
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Wire-ios is a messaging application using the wire protocol on apple's ios platform. In versions prior to 3.95 malformed resource identifiers may render the iOS Wire Client completely unusable by causing it to repeatedly crash on launch. These malformed resource identifiers can be generated and sent between Wire users. The root cause lies in [wireapp/wire-ios-transport](https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios-transport), where code responsible for removing sensible tokens before logging may fail and lead to a crash (Swift exception) of the application. This causes undesirable behavior, however the (greater) Wire system is still functional. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23625?
- Wire-ios is a messaging application using the wire protocol on apple's ios platform. In versions prior to 3.95 malformed resource identifiers may render the iOS Wire Client completely unusable by causing it to repeatedly crash on launch. These malformed resource identifiers can be generated and sent between Wire users. The root cause lies in [wireapp/wire-ios-transport](https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios-transport), where code responsible for removing sensible tokens before logging may fail and lead to a crash (Swift exception) of the application. This causes undesirable behavior, however the (greater) Wire system is still functional. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23625?
- CVE-2022-23625 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2022-23625 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (64th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2022-23625?
- CVE-2022-23625 primarily affects Wire. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2022-23625?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2022-23625 published?
- CVE-2022-23625 was published on 2022-03-11 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios-transport/commit/02e90aa45edaf7eb2d8b97fa2377cd8104274170
- https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios-transport/security/advisories/GHSA-3xvh-x964-572h
- https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios/security/advisories/GHSA-rq36-8qfp-79mc
Affected products (2)
- cpe:2.3:a:wire:wire:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wire:wire-ios-transport:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*
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