CVE-2022-44567 Command injection in Rocket.chat - Electron Desktop
Attackers can achieve remote code execution via command injection in Rocket.Chat Desktop when the internal video chat window is disabled or on Mac App Store builds.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-44567?
CVE-2022-44567 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 23 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44567?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rocket.chat Rocket.chat.
How do I fix CVE-2022-44567?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44567 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2022-44567 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44567 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5h9c-fgj7-7ww4.