Element iOS up to 1.9.6 Message insufficient warning

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
6.3$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Element iOS up to 1.9.6. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Message Handler. Performing a manipulation results in insufficient warning. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-41904. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Element iOS up to 1.9.6. This affects an unknown code of the component Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficient warning vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-357. The user interface provides a warning to a user regarding dangerous or sensitive operations, but the warning is not noticeable enough to warrant attention. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Element iOS is an iOS Matrix client provided by Element. It is based on MatrixSDK. Prior to version 1.9.7, events encrypted using Megolm for which trust could not be established did not get decorated accordingly (with warning shields). Therefore a malicious homeserver could inject messages into the room without the user being alerted that the messages were not sent by a verified group member, even if the user has previously verified all group members. This issue has been patched in Element iOS 1.9.7. There are currently no known workarounds.

The weakness was presented 11/12/2022 as GHSA-fm8m-99j7-323g. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-41904 since 09/30/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.9.7 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.4
CNA Vector (GitHub, Inc.): 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficient warning
CWE: CWE-357 / CWE-356
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Element iOS 1.9.7

Timelineinfo

09/30/2022 🔍
11/12/2022 +43 days 🔍
11/12/2022 +0 days 🔍
12/17/2022 +35 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-fm8m-99j7-323g
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-41904 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-41904
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213483

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2022 14:18
Updated: 12/17/2022 09:24
Changes: 11/12/2022 14:18 (51), 12/17/2022 09:24 (11)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you want to use VulDB in your project?

Use the official API to access entries easily!