CVE-2022-29168

9.6 CRITICAL 0.9% exploit odds Fix listed XSS Web app

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2022-06-25 07:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 04:39 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 9.6 CRITICAL (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2022-06-25 07:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 04:39 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
Record status: Modified

Affected

Wire wire-webapp 2016-07-29-17-00
Wire wire-webapp 2016-08-04-15-44
Wire wire-webapp 2016-08-23-09-31
Wire wire-webapp 2016-08-24-10-10
Wire wire-webapp 2016-08-29-14-54
Wire wire-webapp 2016-09-08-15-38
Wire wire-webapp 2016-09-19-14-01
Wire wire-webapp 2016-09-28-14-58

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.6

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record