# CVE-2022-35246: Information disclosure in Rocket.Chat

> Attackers can exploit a NoSQL injection flaw in Rocket.Chat to disclose arbitrary file upload URLs, potentially exposing sensitive data to unauthorized users.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 22 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9xw6-hr9q-88xg

## What is CVE-2022-35246?

CVE-2022-35246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 23 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A NoSQL-Injection information disclosure vulnerability vulnerability exists in Rocket.Chat <v5, <v4.8.2 and <v4.7.5 in the getS3FileUrl Meteor server method that can disclose arbitrary file upload URLs to users that should not be able to access.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35246?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rocket.chat Rocket.chat.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-35246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-35246 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-35246 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat

- [CVE-2026-58066](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58066/): Auth bypass in Rocket.Chat (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-29198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29198/): SQL injection in Rocket.Chat (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-28316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28316/): Security feature bypass in Rocket.Chat (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44567/): Command injection in Rocket.chat - Electron Desktop (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-22910](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22910/): Code injection in Rocket.Chat server (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-35246 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-35246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 23 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-35246 exists.

Affected product: Rocket.chat Rocket.chat. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35246/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35246/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-35246
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35246
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-35246

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35246/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.