CVE-2025-48066 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-48066: wire-webapp has no database deletion on client logout

Vendor Wireapp
Product wire-webapp
Weakness CWE-226
Published May 22, 2025
Last update May 22, 2025

CVSS base score

6.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

wire-webapp is the web application for the open-source messaging service Wire. A bug fix caused a regression causing an issue with function to delete local data. Instructing the client to delete its local database on user logout does not result in deletion. This is the case for both temporary clients (marking the device as a public computer on login) and regular clients instructing the deletion of all personal information and conversations upon logout. Access to the machine is required to access the data. If encryption-at-rest is used, cryptographic material can't be exported. The underlying issue has been fixed with wire-webapp version 2025-05-14-production.0. In order to mitigate potential impact, the database must be manually deleted on devices where the option "This is a public computer" was used prior to log in or a log out with the request to delete local data with the affected versions has happened before.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 22, 2025 CVE published
May 22, 2025 Record updated