# CVE-2025-7974: rocket.chat Incorrect Authorization Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> Remote attackers can disclose sensitive information without authentication due to incorrect authorization in Rocket.Chat.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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:** 2 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 3 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3fwv-m349-pfjm

## What is CVE-2025-7974?

CVE-2025-7974 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 2 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

rocket.chat Incorrect Authorization Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of rocket.chat. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the web service, which listens on TCP port 3000 by default. The issue results from incorrect authorization. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of the application. Was ZDI-CAN-26517.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7974?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rocket.chat Rocket.chat.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-7974?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-7974 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7974 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-2025-7974 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-7974 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Rocket.chat Rocket.chat, published on 2 Sep 2025. 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-2025-7974 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-2025-7974/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7974/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7974
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7974
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-7974

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7974/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.