CVE-2023-23917 Code injection in Rocket.chat
Prototype pollution in Rocket.Chat allows attackers to achieve remote code execution under admin privileges, impacting cloud and self-hosted deployments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-23917?
CVE-2023-23917 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 23 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A prototype pollution vulnerability exists in Rocket.Chat server <5.2.0 that could allow an attacker to a RCE under the admin account. Any user can create their own server in your cloud and become an admin so this vulnerability could affect the cloud infrastructure. This attack vector also may increase the impact of XSS to RCE which is dangerous for self-hosted users as well.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23917?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rocket.chat Rocket.chat.
How do I fix CVE-2023-23917?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23917 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2023-23917 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23917 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rqhx-wx74-955g.