# CVE-2023-28318: Security feature bypass in Rocket.Chat

> Attackers can bypass message deletion settings in Rocket.Chat to hide messages and deletion notices, undermining audit trails and compliance.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 May 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fgc6-vr5x-6xch

## What is CVE-2023-28318?

CVE-2023-28318 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 9 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been discovered in Rocket.Chat, where messages can be hidden regardless of the Message_KeepHistory or Message_ShowDeletedStatus server configuration. This allows users to bypass the intended message deletion behavior, hiding messages and deletion notices.

Weakness: CWE-346 (Origin Validation Error), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28318?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rocket.chat Rocket.chat.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28318?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28318 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28318 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28318 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2023-28318 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28318 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 9 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28318 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2023-28318/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28318/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28318
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28318
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28318

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28318/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.