CVE-2021-41093
Wire Account Takeover Vulnerability
Description
Wire is an open source secure messenger. In affected versions if the an attacker gets an old but valid access token they can take over an account by changing the email. This issue has been resolved in version 3.86 which uses a new endpoint which additionally requires an authentication cookie. See wire-ios-sync-engine and wire-ios-transport references. This is the root advisory that pulls the changes together.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 4, 2021, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 12, 2022, 5:48 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-41093.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios-sync-engine/security/advisories/GHSA-w727-5f74-49xj | Broken Link |
| https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios-transport/security/advisories/GHSA-p354-6r3m-g4xr | Broken Link |
| https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios/commit/b0e7bb3b13dd8212032cb46e32edf701694687c7 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios/security/advisories/GHSA-6f4c-phfj-m255 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/wireapp/wire-server/security/advisories/GHSA-9rm2-w6pq-333m | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Aug. 12, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE NIST CWE-863 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios/commit/b0e7bb3b13dd8212032cb46e32edf701694687c7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios/commit/b0e7bb3b13dd8212032cb46e32edf701694687c7 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios/security/advisories/GHSA-6f4c-phfj-m255 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios/security/advisories/GHSA-6f4c-phfj-m255 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios-sync-engine/security/advisories/GHSA-w727-5f74-49xj No Types Assigned https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios-sync-engine/security/advisories/GHSA-w727-5f74-49xj Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios-transport/security/advisories/GHSA-p354-6r3m-g4xr No Types Assigned https://github.com/wireapp/wire-ios-transport/security/advisories/GHSA-p354-6r3m-g4xr Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wireapp/wire-server/security/advisories/GHSA-9rm2-w6pq-333m No Types Assigned https://github.com/wireapp/wire-server/security/advisories/GHSA-9rm2-w6pq-333m Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wire:wire:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.86
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-41093 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-41093
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.32 }} 0.09%
score
0.70803
percentile