RCE in Rocket.chat
CVE-2022-44567
A command injection vulnerability exists in Rocket.Chat-Desktop <3.8.14 that could allow an attacker to pass a malicious url of openInternalVideoChatWindow to shell.openExternal(), which may lead to remote code execution (internalVideoChatWindow.ts#L17). To exploit the vulnerability, the internal video chat window must be disabled or a Mac App Store build must be used (internalVideoChatWindow.ts#L14). The vulnerability may be exploited by an XSS attack because the function openInternalVideoChatWindow is exposed in the Rocket.Chat-Desktop-API.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.017 (74.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Rocket.chat
- N/a Rocket.chat - Electron Desktop — versions fixed in => v3.8.14
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-44567?
- CVE-2022-44567 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rocket.chat, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-12-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-44567?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.