Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Rocket.Chat versions before 5 can expose private thread messages to unauthorized authenticated users. The issue is caused by unsafe handling of input to a chat thread API, enabling MongoDB injection that can leak message data.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate confidentiality issue. It is not known to be actively exploited from the supplied sources, but exposed pre-5 Rocket.Chat systems should be upgraded because private messages may be disclosed.
Technical view
CVE-2022-32229 affects Rocket.Chat <5 through insufficient sanitization in /api/v1/chat.getThreadsList. A low-privileged authenticated user can trigger MongoDB injection and retrieve private thread messages. CVSS is 4.3 with confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant for organizations running Rocket.Chat before version 5, especially instances reachable by many authenticated users. The provided CVE data does not include CPEs or detailed deployment conditions.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. A public HackerOne report is cited, but exploitation-in-the-wild is not established here.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to CVE metadata and a cited HackerOne report. The CVSS vector requires low privileges, no user interaction, and has low confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability impact. Exact affected subversions are not enumerated beyond <5.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Rocket.Chat to the vendor-fixed 5.0 or later release.
- Review vendor guidance for any backport or configuration-specific instructions.
- Restrict Rocket.Chat access to trusted users until remediation is complete.
- Monitor for unusual chat.getThreadsList API activity by authenticated users.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Rocket.Chat deployments and confirm exact running versions.
- Verify whether any instance is below Rocket.Chat version 5.
- Review access logs for suspicious chat.getThreadsList requests.
- Confirm private channels and threads are not readable by unauthorized users after remediation.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- 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/1446767CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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