CVE-2024-45621 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Stored XSS in Rocket.Chat desktop app allows attackers to execute scripts via malicious links in uploaded PDF files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-45621?
CVE-2024-45621 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 2 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Electron desktop application of Rocket.Chat through 6.3.4 allows stored XSS via links in an uploaded file, related to failure to use a separate browser upon encountering third-party external actions from PDF documents.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45621?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rocket.chat Rocket.chat.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45621?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45621 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-45621 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45621 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpvf-6hpf-4f9h.