Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Affected Rocket.Chat versions allowed authenticated users to infer message identifiers through the action link handler. This is an information disclosure issue, not code execution or service disruption. The main business risk is limited message metadata exposure that could support further reconnaissance in collaboration environments.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority remediation for collaboration platforms. It is not described as actively exploited or highly destructive, but affected systems may expose message identifiers to authenticated users and should be upgraded during normal security maintenance.
Technical view
The vulnerable actionLinkHandler allowed message ID enumeration through regex MongoDB queries. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and low confidentiality impact only. Fixed versions listed are 4.7.5, 4.8.2, and 5.0 or later.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running Rocket.Chat below the fixed versions. Because privileges are required, internet-facing deployments are most relevant when attacker-controlled, former employee, contractor, or compromised user accounts exist.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not state active exploitation, and this CVE is not flagged as CISA KEV. The HackerOne reference supports the vulnerability report, but the bundle provides limited public detail beyond the enumeration condition.
Researcher notes
The public bundle identifies CWE-200 and message ID enumeration via regex MongoDB queries in actionLinkHandler. Evidence does not support claims of unauthenticated exploitation, integrity impact, availability impact, or broader message content disclosure.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Rocket.Chat to 4.7.5, 4.8.2, 5.0, or a later supported release.
- Review Rocket.Chat vendor guidance for any branch-specific upgrade instructions.
- Restrict access to Rocket.Chat accounts and remove unused users.
- Monitor for unusual authenticated activity involving action links or message lookup behavior.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Rocket.Chat instances and record exact running versions.
- Confirm no production instance runs below 4.7.5, 4.8.2, or 5.0.
- Review access logs for suspicious authenticated enumeration patterns where available.
- Verify user accounts are current and least-privileged.
Public sources used
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CWE-200: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1406953CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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