PT-2021-24023 · Ionic · Ionic Identity Vault

Emanuel Duss · Published 2021-11-19 · Updated 2021-11-23 · CVE-2021-44033

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Ionic Identity Vault versions prior to 5.0.5

Description: The protection mechanism for invalid unlock attempts in Ionic Identity Vault can be bypassed. This issue allows for the circumvention of the lockout mechanism designed to prevent excessive invalid unlock attempts.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 5.0.5, update to version 5.0.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing additional security measures to monitor and limit unlock attempts until the update can be applied.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-307

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-44033

Affected Products

Ionic Identity Vault

References · 10

• 🔥 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Nov/41 · Exploit
• https://ionic.io/docs/identity-vault/changelog · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44033 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44033 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23647 · Telegram Post
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165027/Ionic-Identity-Vault-5.0.4-PIN-Unlock-Lockout-Bypass.html · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23619 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/defcon_news/90390 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23568 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/32672 · Telegram Post